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Restavec : From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American [[electronic resource]]



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Autore: Cadet Jean-Robert Visualizza persona
Titolo: Restavec : From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Austin, TX, USA, : University of Texas Press, 1998
University of Texas Press
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
Disciplina: 973/.049697294
Soggetto topico: Haitian Americans
Children - Haiti - Social conditions
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Soggetto geografico: Haiti Social conditions
Cincinnati (Ohio) Biography
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- Note to the Reader -- 1. -- 2. -- 3. -- 4. -- 5. -- 6. -- 7. -- 8. -- 9. -- 10. -- 11. -- 12. -- 13. -- 14. -- 15. -- 16. -- 17. -- 18. -- 19. -- AFTERWORD
Sommario/riassunto: African 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Restavec  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-292-79532-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910783189503321
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