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The essence of liberty : free black women during the slave era
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The essence of liberty : free black women during the slave era / Wilma King.
ISBN
0826216579 (hard cover : alk. paper)
9780826216571 (hard cover : alk. paper)
0826216609 (papberback : alk. paper)
9780826216601 (papberback : alk. paper)
Published
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006.
Physical Description
xvi, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary
"King uses a wide range of sources to examine the experiences of free black women in both the North and the South, from the colonial period through emancipation, showing how they became free, educated themselves, found jobs, maintained self-esteem, and developed social consciousness--even participating in the abolitionist movement"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 18, 2007
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
"Full liberty to go and live with whom & Where She may Chuse" : founts of freedom
"This modest bending of the head" : gender conventions, expectations, and misrepresentations
The pursuit of happiness : work and well-being
"Knowledge is power" : educational and cultural achievements
"Whom do you serve, God or man?" : spiritualists and reformers
"Female sympathy in the cause of freedom and humanity" : activists and abolitionists
The Civil War and Emancipation : freedom for all.
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