Curated OER
Gender, Sex, and Slavery
While examining slavery's impact on women, historians compare and contrast the perspectives of a plantation mistress and an enslaved woman, both reflecting on the system of forced prostitution. Text analysis and written responses create...
University of Richmond
History Engine: Escape Through Death: The Story of Fugitive Margaret Garner
Retells the story of fugitive slave, Margaret Garner, who cut the throat of her three year old child in order to save her from a life of slavery.
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African American Registry: The Moving Sacrifice of Margaret Garner
Read the tale of Margaret Garner, a runaway slave who took the life of her own child rather than see her returned to slavery. Click on Learn More to get the complete story.
Black Past
Black Past: Margaret Garner Incident (1856)
Brief encyclopedia entry explores the Margaret Garner Incident, one of the most famous fugitive slave trials and the inspiration for Toni Morrison's book and film Beloved.
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: Margaret Garner
Brief biographical note on the story of Margaret Garner, a fugitive slave woman who chose to kill her own daughter rather than permit her be returned to slavery.