From slave ship to Harvard : Yarrow Mamout and the history of an African American family /

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From Slave Ship to Harvard is the true story of an African American family in Maryland over six generations. The author has reconstructed a unique narrative of black struggle and achievement from paintings, photographs, books, diaries, court records, legal documents, and oral histories. From Slave S...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnston, James H., 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, [2012]
Temas:
Mamout, Yarrow, > 1736-1823.
Mamout, Yarrow, > 1736-1823 > Family.
Mamout, Yarrow, > 1736-1823
Enslaved persons > Maryland > Biography.
Free African Americans > Maryland > Biography.
African Americans > Maryland > Biography.
Slavery > Maryland > History.
African American families > Maryland > Biography.
Noirs américains affranchis > Maryland > Biographies.
Familles noires américaines > Maryland > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
African American families
African Americans
Families
Free African Americans
Slavery
Enslaved persons
Maryland
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Yarrow Mamout, a West African Muslim slave
  • Tobacco and the importation of a labor force
  • Welcome to America
  • Slavery and revolution
  • Yarrow of Georgetown
  • The Portraits : Peale, Yarrow, and Simpson
  • Free Hannah, Yarrow's sister
  • Nancy Hillman, Yarrow's niece
  • Aquilla Yarrow
  • Mary ''Polly'' Turner Yarrow
  • Aquilla and Polly in Pleasant Valley
  • Traces of Yarrow
  • Unpleasant Valley
  • Freedom
  • Illustrations
  • From Harvard to today
  • Epilogue: Guide to the Yarrows' and Turners' world today.

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