Antebellum Struggles Quotes

“As husband and provider, he had every right to inspect all deliveries, including mail. No one would dispute that.”
― Dickie Erman, Antebellum Struggles: A Story of Love, Lust, Pain and Freedom

“Nearly each man then took his turn, as Amana and the other women watched in horror. Captain LaCrosse watched also, sipping rum from his tin flask. He would have loved to have joined the carnage, but syphilis had long since rendered him impotent.”
― Dickie Erman, Antebellum Struggles: A Story of Love, Lust, Pain and Freedom

“He’d taken many young women by force, but always when he was drunk. It was no harder than leading a goat into his house. None resisted, for they’d all witnessed many beatings and whippings he applied in public displays.”
― Dickie Erman, Antebellum Struggles: A Story of Love, Lust, Pain and Freedom