Introduction: Violence, community, and agency in the slave South
Origins, prevalence, and patterns
Slaves, masters, church, and the civil law of slavery
Intraracial slave homicide and the criminal law of slavery
Violence at work and play
Violence and the slave economy
Violence in the creation, maintenance, and destruction of slave unions
Honor, violence, and enslaved masculinity
Honor, violence, and enslaved femininity
Epilogue: "Black-on-black violence" in historical perspective
Appendix: Intraracial slave homicides in Virginia, 1777-1864.