"Children of the plantation" is a euphemism used that refers to ancestry tracing back to the time of slavery in the United States in which the offspring was born to black African female slaves (either still in the state of slavery or freed) in the context of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and European men, usually the slave's owner, one of the owner's relatives, or the plantation overseer. These children were often considered to be the property of the slave owner and were often subjected to the same treatment as other slaves on the plantation. Many of these children were born into slavery and had no legal rights, as they were not recognized as the legitimate children of their fathers. This practice was a form of sexual abuse and exploitation, as the European men who fathered these children often used their power and authority to dominantly force themselves upon the black females (girls and/or women) (often 13 to 16 years old or when they commenced menstruation) who were under their control. The trauma and suffering that these children and their mothers experienced as a result of this practice continue to have a lasting impact on the African American community.
A rare instance of a mulatto baby portrayed next to the baby's darker mother. John Brown, about to be hanged, kisses the baby. Louis Ransom, 1863, reproduced as a Currier & Ives print.
Plantation owners raping female slaves was a common occurrence. These children were born into slavery, through a legal doctrine known as partus sequitur ventrem. They were classified as mulattoes, a former term for a multiracial person. The one drop rule meant that they could never be part of white society. Some of the fathers treated these children well, sometimes providing educational or career opportunities, or manumitting (freeing) them. Examples are Archibald and Francis Grimké, and Thomas Jefferson's children by Sally Hemings. Others treated their multiracial children as property; Alexander Scott Withers, for instance, sold two of his children to slave traders, where they were sold again.
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Zephaniah Kingsley, Jr., a Quaker slave trader, married, or claimed to have married, a 13-year-old slave he purchased in Cuba; no documentation of the marriage, if it did take place, has ever been produced, but it was honored by U.S. courts after his death.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Children of the plantation news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Children of the plantation is a euphemism used that refers to ancestry tracing back to the time of slavery in the United States in which the offspring was born to black African female slaves either still in the state of slavery or freed in the context of the trans Atlantic slave trade and European men usually the slave s owner one of the owner s relatives or the plantation overseer These children were often considered to be the property of the slave owner and were often subjected to the same treatment as other slaves on the plantation Many of these children were born into slavery and had no legal rights as they were not recognized as the legitimate children of their fathers This practice was a form of sexual abuse and exploitation as the European men who fathered these children often used their power and authority to dominantly force themselves upon the black females girls and or women often 13 to 16 years old or when they commenced menstruation who were under their control The trauma and suffering that these children and their mothers experienced as a result of this practice continue to have a lasting impact on the African American community A rare instance of a mulatto baby portrayed next to the baby s darker mother John Brown about to be hanged kisses the baby Louis Ransom 1863 reproduced as a Currier amp Ives print Plantation owners raping female slaves was a common occurrence These children were born into slavery through a legal doctrine known as partus sequitur ventrem They were classified as mulattoes a former term for a multiracial person The one drop rule meant that they could never be part of white society Some of the fathers treated these children well sometimes providing educational or career opportunities or manumitting freeing them Examples are Archibald and Francis Grimke and Thomas Jefferson s children by Sally Hemings Others treated their multiracial children as property Alexander Scott Withers for instance sold two of his children to slave traders where they were sold again Alex Haley s Queen The Story of an American Family 1993 is a historical novel later a movie that brought knowledge of the children of the plantation to public attention Edward Ball s Slaves in the Family 1998 written by a White descendant of slave owners describes this complex legacy Toni Morrison wrote that this sexual usage of slaves was known as droit du seigneur 1 the right of the lord a term originating in the feudalism of medieval Europe See also EditThis see also section may contain an excessive number of suggestions Please ensure that only the most relevant links are given that they are not red links and that any links are not already in this article August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Families Essie Mae Washington Williams the mixed race daughter of segregationist politician Strom Thurmond Jefferson Hemings controversy regarding the sexual relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings resulting in six children Zephaniah Kingsley Jr a Quaker slave trader married or claimed to have married a 13 year old slave he purchased in Cuba no documentation of the marriage if it did take place has ever been produced but it was honored by U S courts after his death Heritage African American genealogy Atlantic Creole Issue genealogy History Colonial American bastardy laws Enslaved women s resistance in the United States and Caribbean Female slavery in the United States History of sexual slavery in the United States Slavery in the colonial history of the United States Marriage and procreation Legitimacy family law Marriage of enslaved people United States Non paternity event Partus sequitur ventrem Placage interracial common law marriages in French and Spanish America including New Orleans Sexual relations and rape Sexual slavery Slave breeding in the United StatesOther slavery topics House negro and field slaves in the United States distinctions within the plantation system Discrimination based on skin color or colorism High yellowReferences Edit Morrison Toni 2017 The Origin of Others Harvard University Press p 9 ISBN 978 0 674 97645 0 Further reading EditWilliams Caroline Randall June 26 2020 You Want a Confederate Monument My Body Is a Confederate Monument The New York Times Portals United States History Society Human sexuality Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Children of the plantation amp oldid 1142242892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
