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Hendricks Wanda A |
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Titolo |
Fannie Barrier Williams : crossing the borders of region and race / / Wanda A. Hendricks |
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[Urbana, Illinois] : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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The New Black Studies Series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African American women political activists |
African American women social reformers |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Title ""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. North of Slavery: Brockport""; ""2. ""Completely Surrounded by Screens"": A Raced Identity""; ""3. Creating Community in the Midwest: Chicago""; ""4. Crossing the Border of Race: The Unitarians, the World's Fair, and the Chicago Woman's Club""; ""5. A Distinctive Generation: ""The Colored Woman's Era""""; ""6. The New Century: North and South Meet""; ""7. A New Era: Duty, Responsibility, and Tension""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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By highlighting how Williams experienced a set of freedoms in the North that were not imaginable in the South, this clearly-written, widely accessible biography expands how we understand intellectual possibilities, economic success, and social mobility in post-Reconstruction America. |
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