Book

Rethinking Rufus

Sexual Violations of Enslaved Men

Thomas A. Foster

2019

University of Georgia Press

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Q&A

Black Men Endured Sexual Exploitation Under Slavery. Their Story Is Rarely Told.

Historian Thomas A. Foster discusses his new book "Rethinking Rufus: Sexual Violations of Enslaved Men".

by Thomas A. Foster, George Yancy via Truthout on February 12, 2026
Book Excerpt

The Rape of Rufus? Sexual Violence Against Enslaved Men

"Rethinking Rufus" argues that enslaved black men were sexually violated by both white men and white women.

by Thomas A. Foster via NOTCHES on October 27, 2020

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