The essence of liberty : free black women during the slave era /

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"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 parti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: King, Wilma, 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Free African Americans > History.
African American women > History.
Free African Americans > Social conditions.
African American women > Social conditions.
Free African Americans > Intellectual life.
African American women > Intellectual life.
Liberty > History.
Noirs américains affranchis > Histoire.
Noires américaines > Histoire.
Noirs américains affranchis > Conditions sociales.
Noires américaines > Conditions sociales.
Noirs américains affranchis > Vie intellectuelle.
Noires américaines > Vie intellectuelle.
Liberté > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
African American women
African American women > Intellectual life
African American women > Social conditions
Free African Americans
Free African Americans > Social conditions
Liberty
Race relations
Ethnische Beziehungen
Schwarze Frau
Freiheit
Soziale Situation
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States
USA
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "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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