02540nam 2200661 a 450 991045221500332120200520144314.00-8262-6527-8(CKB)1000000000467105(SSID)ssj0000149271(PQKBManifestationID)11162083(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000149271(PQKBWorkID)10237903(PQKB)10708196(MiAaPQ)EBC3570895(Au-PeEL)EBL3570895(CaPaEBR)ebr10155099(OCoLC)191943912(EXLCZ)99100000000046710520051220d2006 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe essence of liberty[electronic resource] free black women during the slave era /Wilma KingColumbia University of Missouri Pressc2006xvi, 290 p. illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8262-1660-9 0-8262-1657-9 Includes bibliographical references and index."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.Free African AmericansHistoryAfrican American womenHistoryFree African AmericansSocial conditionsAfrican American womenSocial conditionsFree African AmericansIntellectual lifeAfrican American womenIntellectual lifeLibertyHistoryUnited StatesRace relationsElectronic books.Free African AmericansHistory.African American womenHistory.Free African AmericansSocial conditions.African American womenSocial conditions.Free African AmericansIntellectual life.African American womenIntellectual life.LibertyHistory.305.48/896073King Wilma1942-955615MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452215003321The essence of liberty2162601UNINA