Secondly, black slaves were psychologically abused by their owners. Many black women who were domestic slaves "were raped by White owners and overseers" (92). Enslaved household workers, especially women, had a higher chance of being sexually assaulted by their masters. Some women could have been raped many times because there was nothing stopping their master as they owned them. This can emotionally and mentally affect the victim as they feel powerless, anger and can have a personality disorder. This could be one of the reasons why Angelique begins to talk back to her mistress when her master dies. On the baptismal record of Angelique's last child, the father's name is listed as unknown which is often used to hide the fact that the father is a White male and possibly the owner of the mother.
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She declared war on her mistress in order to gain control over her own life. Furthermore, a slave child belonged to the mother's owner "from the moment a slave woman conceived, she lost all rights to the child that grew in her body" (95). By law slave owners owned the slave woman's body and any child she would conceive from the moment she was bought. Giving birth is more painful for slave women because they know that they have no right over their children and that they are producing future
She declared war on her mistress in order to gain control over her own life. Furthermore, a slave child belonged to the mother's owner "from the moment a slave woman conceived, she lost all rights to the child that grew in her body" (95). By law slave owners owned the slave woman's body and any child she would conceive from the moment she was bought. Giving birth is more painful for slave women because they know that they have no right over their children and that they are producing future