Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Prologue: Anna’s Leap 1
6. Introduction: The Problem of Suicide in North American Slavery 7
7. One: Suicide and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 23
8. Two: Suicide and Seasoning in British American Plantations 46
9. Three: Slave Suicide in the Context of Colonial North America 64
10. Four. The Power to Die or the Power of the State? The Legalities of Suicide in Slavery 82
11. Five. The Paradoxes of Suicide and Slavery in Print 101
12. Six. The Meaning of Suicide in Antislavery Politics 121
13. Epilogue: Suicide, Slavery, and Memory in American Culture 157
14. Studying Slave Suicide: An Essay on Sources 167
15. Abbreviations 173
16. Notes 175
17. Select Bibliography of Primary Sources 225
18. Index 233