Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. Introduction 1
4. Chapter 1. Complicating Humors and Rethinking Complexion 10
5. Chapter 2. Shaping Bodies in Print: Labor and Health 35
6. Chapter 3. Coloring Bodies: Naturalized Incompatibilities 60
7. Chapter 4. Categorizing Bodies: Race, Place, and the Pursuit of Freedom 84
8. Chapter 5. Written by and on the Body: Racialization of Affects and Effects 110
9. Epilogue 137
10. Appendix 1. Advertisements for Runaways: Sources and Methodology 143
11. Appendix 2. Graphic Overview of Advertisements for Runaways 150
12. Appendix 3. Newspapers with Advertisements for Runaways (1750–75) 154
13. Notes 157
14. Index 201
15. Acknowledgments 215