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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: King, Wilma, 1942-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2006]
Subjects:
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.
United States > Race relations.
Liberty > History.
Online Access:Table of contents
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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.
Physical Description:xvi, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-282) and index.
ISBN:0826216579 (hard cover : alk. paper)
0826216609 (papberback : alk. paper)