The Power to Die PDF book is popular History book written by Terri L. Snyder. The book was released by University of Chicago Press on 2015-08-28 with total hardcover pages 255. Fast download link is given in this page, you could read The Power to Die by Terri L. Snyder in PDF, epub and kindle directly from your devices.
“[A] well-written exploration of the cultural and legal meanings of slave suicide in British North America . . . far-reaching, compelling, and relevant.” �
In the wake of a suicide, the most troubling questions are invariably the most difficult to answer: How could we have known? What could we have done? And always
Acts of suicide by enslaved people carried significant cultural, legal, and political implications in the emerging slave societies of British America and, later
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Most Americans, when pressed, have a vague sense of how they would like to die. They may imagine a quick and painless end or a gentle passing away during sleep.
