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

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

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Author / Creator:	King, Wilma, 1942-
Imprint:	Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2006.
Description:	xvi, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	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. African American women. African American women -- Intellectual life. African American women -- Social conditions. Free African Americans. Free African Americans -- Social conditions. Liberty. Race relations. Liberty -- History. United States -- Race relations. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6004343

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ISBN:	0826216579 9780826216571 0826216609 9780826216601
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Other form:	Online version: King, Wilma, 1942- Essence of liberty. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2006

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Call Number:	E185.18 .K56 2006
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