Whitford (United Theological Seminary, US) investigates how passages from Genesis came to be used to blame Africans for the slavery that Europeans were subjecting them to, and how and why there are still people today who believe the myth. His topics include the Bible and slavery, the sons of Noah and the estates of man, early modern exegesis of Genesis Nine, popularizing the curse of Ham, and the self-interpreting Bible. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)