The epidermis is the outermost of the three layers that make up the skin, the inner layers being the dermis and hypodermis. The epidermis layer provides a barrier to infection from environmental pathogens and regulates the amount of water released from the body into the atmosphere through transepidermal water loss.
How do the authors use historical evidence to support their claim in this passage? They use primary-source quotations to show that enslaved people in Saint Domingue were willing to destroy property to gain their freedom.
