02507nam 2200649 a 450 991077760910332120230207224830.00-8262-6527-8(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 relationsFree 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 Wilma1942-1540457MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777609103321The essence of liberty3848019UNINA