@book{2009:neal:unburdened,
title = {Unburdened by Conscience},
year = {2009},
note = {In Unburdened by Conscience, Anthony W. Neal forcefully argues that
influential historians have been unable to offer a complete account of
ante-bellum-era American slavery because of their preoccupation with
humanizing the slaveholders. He charges them with concealing the full
horrors of slavery in order to present the slaveholders in a more
positive light. By skillfully weaving together candid first-hand
accounts of courageous ex-slaves, Neal then permits readers to see
slavery in the United States from their point of view. Former slaves
talk openly about the break-up of their marital unions and families
and about matters rarely examined in most American slavery history
books. Those issues include the slaveholders' legally-sanctioned acts
of violence, their practice of slave-breeding, and their rape of black
women. Through this work, Neal gives a voice to black people who
endured American slavery, and presents a sobering record not found in
most books on the topic.},
edition = {1},
publisher = {Hamilton Books},
address = {Lanham},
series = {},
volume = {},
author = {Neal, Anthony W.}
}