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Malindy's freedom : the story of a slave family /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Mildred, 1916-
Other Authors: Delsoin, Theresa, Symington, Stuart, Jr, Symington, Anne W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St. Louis : Missouri Historical Society Press ; [2005]
Subjects:
Wilson, Malindy, > approximately 1820-
Cherokee women > Biography.
Cherokee Indians > Mixed descent.
Women slaves > United States > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • The way of the Cherokees
  • Rose Dawn is enslaved
  • Malindy becomes a house slave and is sold
  • Life in the big house
  • Malindy meets old free Charlie Wilson
  • Prayer meetings at the grape arbor
  • Slave motherhood : Malindy feels the lash
  • Sold on the auction block
  • Malindy's son George defies slavery
  • The nation becomes divided
  • Free, free at last.