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Unveiled voices, unvarnished memories : the Cromwell family in slavery and segregation, 1692-1972 /

"Unveiled Voices, Unvarnished Memories is a rare look at the public and private world of individuals who refused to be circumscribed by racism and the ghetto while pursuing their own well-being. Its narrative depth breaks new ground in African American history and offers a unique primary source...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cromwell, Adelaide M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Genealogical chart
  • Introduction: Anthony Cromwell Hill
  • Slavery : in the grip of the master, 1692-1851
  • Philadelphia : the City of Brotherly Love?
  • The Cromwell family in the City of Brotherly Love, 1851-1926
  • The Cromwell family in Washington's "Secret City," 1871-1972
  • John Wesley Cromwell, Sr. : the light that glowed
  • "Ambition for place or fame is not my besetting folly" : letters from Otelia Cromwell to John Wesley Cromwell, Sr.
  • "John had never given me a moment's uneasiness" : letters from John Wesley Cromwell, Jr. to John Wesley Cromwell, Sr.
  • The two journalists : the friendship between John Edward Bruce and John Wesley Cromwell, Sr.
  • The two historians : the friendship between Theophilus Gould Steward and John Wesley Cromwell, Sr.
  • Epilogue.