Skip to main content Skip to top navigation Skip to site search

Open dialog for my citation options

MLA

Chicago

Export RIS

(For EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager, Zotero, Mendeley…)

Note: These citations are generated automatically. Please review your references before using since citation formats change over time.
My highlight options
Open dialog for share options

Copy the stable URL below to your clipboard to share this content with others.

Stable URL

https://aaeportal.com/?id=75053

Share via email

Please wait while we complete your search...

Please wait while we complete your search...

Sign in

Sign in to access your account.

Username: Password:

Forgot your Password?

Does your institution already subscribe to the A&AePortal? Members of subscribing institutions do not need to sign in to access the A&AePortal content. If you are using the A&AePortal remotely, log into your institutional VPN or proxy service before accessing the A&AePortal. Find the link to the A&AePortal for your library

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

I don't have an account

Create an account to save content, highlights, and notes to your personal bookshelf.

If you do not have access to the eBook content on the A&AePortal via an institutional subscription, you can purchase an individual subscription from your account. Learn more about subscriptions.

Purchase a subscription

An example of Du Bois's description of a "patriarchal" slave house

Image details

Description: An example of Du Bois's description of a "patriarchal" slave...

TitleAn example of Du Bois's description of a "patriarchal" slave house

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1862

Creation date (description)Photograph taken in Port Royal, South Carolina

Object typeArchitecture

LocationLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C.

SubjectsSlaves--Dwellings

Related content: Chapters (1) Images (18)

Select a chapter below to view this image within the text.

The Home of the Slave

W. E. B. DuBois

Description: Cabin, Quarter, Plantation: Architecture and Landscapes of North American Slavery

Cabin, Quarter, Plantation: Architecture and Landscapes of North American Slavery

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois is best known for his studies of contemporary racial problems in the United States, well-known examples of which include The Philadelphia Negro (1899) and The Souls of Black Folks (1903). However, he also wrote frequently about slavery and its legacy. In his seminal essay reprinted here, originally published in 1901 as part of a series he called...

Author

W. E. B. DuBois

PublisherYale University Press

Copyright© 2010 by Yale University

Related print edition pages: pp.17-25

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00291.2

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-22211&redirecttoanchor=75053

Chapter subject tags:Slaves--DwellingsSlavery--United States--HistoryArchitecture--Southern StatesCotton plantation workers

Note: Some of the images of artworks presented on this platform were not sourced from the original print publication. However, in order to preserve the scholarly record of the print publication, all original image captions and credit lines have been retained on the platform. Learn more about our image policies.

Loading image

For this site to function correctly you need to enable javascript in your browser. .noscript { display: block; text-align: center; padding: 20px; position: fixed; top: 0; width: 100%; z-index: 102; }