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The essence of liberty : free black women during the slave era /
"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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Columbia :
University of Missouri Press,
©2006.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 290 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826265272 0826265278 0826216579 9780826216571 0826216609 9780826216601 |