18th Century Thots

Good Morning POU! OK, so I know you're wondering "WUT??" after you saw the topic for this week. Allow me to explain (cuz, trust, its accurate). Plaçage was a recognized extralegal system in French and Spanish slave colonies of North America (including the Caribbean) by which ethnic European men entered into the equivalent of common-law marriages with women of color, … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Little Known Stories of Plac’ees – or rather 18th Century THOTs