02825nam 2200589 450 991079017580332120230323184606.00-19-974178-6(CKB)2670000000165025(EBL)716656(OCoLC)781613702(MiAaPQ)EBC716656(Au-PeEL)EBL716656(CaPaEBR)ebr10831305(CaONFJC)MIL571506(MiAaPQ)EBC7038785(EXLCZ)99267000000016502520090319d2010 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierLove of freedom black women in colonial and revolutionary New England /Catherine Adams and Elizabeth H. PleckOxford ;New York :Oxford University Press,2010.1 online resource (488 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-538909-3 0-19-538908-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Hagar Blackmore's journey from Angola to New England -- The uniqueness of New England -- Property and patriarchy -- Spiritual thirsting -- Marriage and the family -- Seeking possession of her liberty -- Spirit of freedom -- Citizenship -- Epilogue.They baked New England's Thanksgiving pies, preached their faith to crowds of worshippers, spied for the patriots during the Revolution, wrote that human bondage was a sin, and demanded reparations for slavery. Black women in colonial and revolutionary New England sought not only legal emancipation from slavery but defined freedom more broadly to include spiritual, familial, and economic dimensions. Hidden behind the banner of achieving freedom was the assumption that freedom meant affirming black manhood The struggle for freedom in New England was different for men than for women. Black men iEnslaved womenNew EnglandHistoryAfrican American womenNew EnglandHistoryAfrican American womenNew EnglandSocial conditionsAfrican American womenNew EnglandEconomic conditionsSlaveryNew EnglandHistoryEnslaved womenHistory.African American womenHistory.African American womenSocial conditions.African American womenEconomic conditions.SlaveryHistory.306.3/62082Adams Catherine1966-1543306Pleck Elizabeth H(Elizabeth Hafkin),1945-1543307MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790175803321Love of freedom3796669UNINA