02048cam a2200301 i 4500 889028106 TxAuBib 20230816120000.0 220928s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781009276849 HRD 25.00 1009276840 HRD 25.00 (OCoLC)1346072710 TxAuBib rda Taylor, Nikki M, author. Brooding over bloody revenge [BOOK] : enslaved women's lethal resistance / Nikki M. Taylor. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023. ©2023. 246 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. From the colonial through the antebellum era, enslaved women in the US used lethal force as the ultimate form of resistance. By amplifying their voices and experiences, Brooding over Bloody Revenge strongly challenges assumptions that enslaved women only participated in covert, non-violent forms of resistance, when in fact they consistently seized justice for themselves and organized toward revolt. Nikki M. Taylor reveals how women killed for deeply personal instances of injustice committed by their owners. The stories presented, which span centuries and legal contexts, demonstrate that these acts of lethal force were carefully pre-meditated. Enslaved women planned how and when their enslavers would die, what weapons and accomplices were necessary, and how to evade capture in the aftermath. Brooding Over Bloody Revenge presents a window into the lives and philosophies of enslaved women who had their own ideas about justice and how to achieve it. Provided by publisher. 20230816. Enslaved women United States History. Revenge United States History. Murder United States History.