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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461794703321

Titolo

Women and slavery in America [[electronic resource] ] : a documentary history / / edited by Catherine M. Lewis and J. Richard Lewis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Fayetteville, : University of Arkansas Press, 2011

ISBN

1-61075-477-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LewisCatherine M

LewisJ. Richard <1967->

Disciplina

306.3/620820973

Soggetti

African American women - Southern States - History

Slavery - United States - History

Women slaves - United States - History

Women - Southern States - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Law, custom, and tradition -- Work and daily life -- Building community -- Resisting slavery -- The meaning of freedom.

Sommario/riassunto

Catherine M. Lewis is professor of history, director of the Museum of History and Holocaust Education, and coordinator of the Public History Program at Kennesaw State University. She is the author of a number of books, including The Changing Face of Public History and Don't Ask What I Shot: How Eisenhower's Love of Golf Helped Shape 1950's America.