Beth R. Wilson is a Lecturer in American History at Cardiff University. She is co-editor (with Emily West) of Slavery and Emotions in the Atlantic World (2024).

• Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Romantic and maternal emotion in formerly enslaved women's nineteenth century autobiographies; 2. Family love and networks of affection in enslaved people's letters; 3. Collective styles of emotional expression in WPA and Fisk interviews; 4. Emotional memories of labour and violence in 1930s 'oral histories'; 5. The archival afterlives of enslaved people's emotional testimonies; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

'Beth Wilson's brilliant book is a powerful contribution to the history of slavery, demonstrating how enslaved people expressed individual and collective feelings through a variety of mediums over time, each with their own emotional grammar and genre conventions. In this intimate, sensory, and interdisciplinary work Wilson challenges the notion of limited archives of slavery, inviting her reader in to sit with her and the rich array of sources.' Erin Dwyer, Oakland University, and author of Mastering Emotions: Feelings, Power, and Slavery in the United States

Beth R. Wilson is a Lecturer in American History at Cardiff University. She is co-editor (with Emily West) of Slavery and Emotions in the Atlantic World (2024).

• Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Romantic and maternal emotion in formerly enslaved women's nineteenth century autobiographies; 2. Family love and networks of affection in enslaved people's letters; 3. Collective styles of emotional expression in WPA and Fisk interviews; 4. Emotional memories of labour and violence in 1930s 'oral histories'; 5. The archival afterlives of enslaved people's emotional testimonies; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

'Beth Wilson's brilliant book is a powerful contribution to the history of slavery, demonstrating how enslaved people expressed individual and collective feelings through a variety of mediums over time, each with their own emotional grammar and genre conventions. In this intimate, sensory, and interdisciplinary work Wilson challenges the notion of limited archives of slavery, inviting her reader in to sit with her and the rich array of sources.' Erin Dwyer, Oakland University, and author of Mastering Emotions: Feelings, Power, and Slavery in the United States

Beth R. Wilson is a Lecturer in American History at Cardiff University. She is co-editor (with Emily West) of Slavery and Emotions in the Atlantic World (2024).

• Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Romantic and maternal emotion in formerly enslaved women's nineteenth century autobiographies; 2. Family love and networks of affection in enslaved people's letters; 3. Collective styles of emotional expression in WPA and Fisk interviews; 4. Emotional memories of labour and violence in 1930s 'oral histories'; 5. The archival afterlives of enslaved people's emotional testimonies; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

'Beth Wilson's brilliant book is a powerful contribution to the history of slavery, demonstrating how enslaved people expressed individual and collective feelings through a variety of mediums over time, each with their own emotional grammar and genre conventions. In this intimate, sensory, and interdisciplinary work Wilson challenges the notion of limited archives of slavery, inviting her reader in to sit with her and the rich array of sources.' Erin Dwyer, Oakland University, and author of Mastering Emotions: Feelings, Power, and Slavery in the United States