“Negro Wench” Appendix: What is a “Negro Wench?”
July 12, 2018
What is a “Negro Wench?” A “Negro Wench,” — to my 21st century ears, the phrase sounds derogatory and demeaning. Yet in 1801, my family ancestor Nehemiah Dunham used the phrase in a legal document to refer to one of his slaves. That made me curious. What exactly did he mean? Wench A wench generally … More “Negro Wench” Appendix: What is a “Negro Wench?”
