LEADER 02871nam 2200529 a 450 001 9910783189503321 005 20210106213639.0 010 $a0-292-79532-7 024 7 $a10.7560/712027 035 $a(CKB)1000000000006857 035 $a(OCoLC)70769209 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary2001293 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442957 035 $a(DE-B1597)588420 035 $a(OCoLC)1286806947 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292795327 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000006857 100 $a20150424d1998 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRestavec $eFrom Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American$b[electronic resource] 210 $aAustin, TX, USA $cUniversity of Texas Press$d1998 210 $cUniversity of Texas Press 215 $a1 online resource (194 p.) 311 $a0-292-71202-2 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tFOREWORD -- $tNote to the Reader -- $t1. -- $t2. -- $t3. -- $t4. -- $t5. -- $t6. -- $t7. -- $t8. -- $t9. -- $t10. -- $t11. -- $t12. -- $t13. -- $t14. -- $t15. -- $t16. -- $t17. -- $t18. -- $t19. -- $tAFTERWORD 330 $aAfrican slaves in Haiti emancipated themselves from French rule in 1804 and created the first independent black republic in the Western Hemisphere. But they reinstituted slavery for the most vulnerable members of Haitian society?the children of the poor?by using them as unpaid servants to the wealthy. These children were?and still are?restavecs, a French term whose literal meaning of "staying with" disguises the unremitting labor, abuse, and denial of education that characterizes the children's lives. In this memoir, Jean-Robert Cadet recounts the harrowing story of his youth as a restavec, as well as his inspiring climb to middle-class American life. He vividly describes what it was like to be an unwanted illegitimate child "staying with" a well-to-do family whose physical and emotional abuse was sanctioned by Haitian society. He also details his subsequent life in the United States, where, despite American racism, he put himself through college and found success in the Army, in business, and finally in teaching. 606 $aHaitian Americans$vBiography 606 $aChildren$zHaiti$xSocial conditions 606 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE$2bisac 606 $aEthnic Studies / African American Studies$2bisac 607 $aHaiti$xSocial conditions 607 $aCincinnati (Ohio)$vBiography 615 0$aHaitian Americans 615 0$aChildren$xSocial conditions. 615 7$aSOCIAL SCIENCE 615 7$aEthnic Studies / African American Studies 676 $a973/.049697294 700 $aCadet$b Jean-Robert$01570953 801 2$bAzTeS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783189503321 996 $aRestavec$93844945 997 $aUNINA