Servants of the Servants of God. Slavery and Monastic Orders in the Southeast of the United States

Authors

  • Philip Scott Epiphany of our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33064/9crscsh330

Keywords:

slavery, religious orders, southeastern United States

Abstract

This article deals with the relationship between the religious and slave communities in the southeast of the United States. It explains the way some of these monastic orders (especially the Ursuline nuns and the Society of Jesus) got some slaves and how they used them in their plantations, as well as some aspects of the daily life of the slaves: how they lived. what they used to eat, the way they dressed, their jobs and other aspects. It also mentions some violent incidents that came up such as scapes of slaves who looked for a free life.

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Author Biography

Philip Scott, Epiphany of our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church

(Traducción: Yolanda Padilla Rangel, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes)

Published

2001-01-01

How to Cite

Scott, P. (2001). Servants of the Servants of God. Slavery and Monastic Orders in the Southeast of the United States. Caleidoscopio - Biannual Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 5(9), 123–130. https://doi.org/10.33064/9crscsh330

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