Table of Contents

CoverTitleCopyrightContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Disability, Embodiment, and Slavery in the Old South2. Reimagined Communities: Disability and the Making of Slave Families, Communities, and Culture3. A Dose of Law: The Dialogics of Race and Disability in Southern Slave Law and Medicine4. "Cannibals All!" The Politics of Slavery, Ableism, and White Supremacy5. One Hell of a Metaphor: Disability and Race on the Antebellum StageConclusionNotesBibliographyIndexBack cover

About the Author

Jenifer L. Barclay is an assistant professor of history at the University at Buffalo.

Reviews

"This original work adds an important new voice to conversations about slavery, disability, and medical history. Exceptional analysis of an understudied topic" --Library Journal (starred review)
"Addressing an often-overlooked aspect of the experiences of enslaved people, Barclay intricately examines the connection between racism, disabilities and slavery, as well as the legacy it left behind, in this important and well-researched volume." --Ms. Magazine
"The Mark of Slavery is not simply a study of disability discourse. Rather, the book examines disability as both a discourse about race and slavery and as a lived experience affecting the lives of thousands of enslaved people." --Black Perspectives