Family Or Freedom
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Author |
: Emily West |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 246 |
Release |
: 2012-10-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813136929 |
ISBN-13 |
: 081313692X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis Family Or Freedom by : Emily West
In the antebellum South, the presence of free people of color was problematic to the white population. Not only were they possible assistants to enslaved people and potential members of the labor force; their very existence undermined popular justifications for slavery. It is no surprise that, by the end of the Civil War, nine Southern states had enacted legal provisions for the "voluntary" enslavement of free blacks. What is surprising to modern sensibilities and perplexing to scholars is that some individuals did petition to rescind their freedom. Family or Freedom investigates the incentives for free African Americans living in the antebellum South to sacrifice their liberty for a life in bondage. Author Emily West looks at the many factors influencing these dire decisions -- from desperate poverty to the threat of expulsion -- and demonstrates that the desire for family unity was the most important consideration for African Americans who submitted to voluntary enslavement. The first study of its kind to examine the phenomenon throughout the South, this meticulously researched volume offers the most thorough exploration of this complex issue to date.
Author |
: Kenneth T. Walsh |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 281 |
Release |
: 2015-10-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317259640 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317259645 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Family of Freedom by : Kenneth T. Walsh
Barack Obama is the first African American President, but the history of African Americans in the White House long predates him. The building was built by slaves, and African Americans have worked in it ever since, from servants to advisors. In charting the history of African Americans in the White House, Kenneth T. Walsh illuminates the trajectory of racial progress in the US. He looks at Abraham Lincoln and his black seamstress and valet, debates between President Johnson and Martin Luther King over civil rights, and the role of black staff members under Nixon and Reagan. Family of Freedom gives a unique view of US history as seen through the experiences of African Americans in the White House.
Author |
: Tananarive Due |
Publisher |
: One World |
Total Pages |
: 416 |
Release |
: 2009-04-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307525345 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307525341 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis Freedom in the Family by : Tananarive Due
Patricia Stephens Due fought for justice during the height of the Civil Rights era. Her daughter, Tananarive, grew up deeply enmeshed in the values of a family committed to making right whatever they saw as wrong. Together, in alternating chapters, they have written a paean to the movement—its hardships, its nameless foot soldiers, and its achievements—and an incisive examination of the future of justice in this country. Their mother-daughter journey spanning two generations of struggles is an unforgettable story.
Author |
: Emily West |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 244 |
Release |
: 2012-11-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813136936 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813136938 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Family or Freedom by : Emily West
In the antebellum South, the presence of free people of color was problematic to the white population. Not only were they possible assistants to enslaved people and potential members of the labor force; their very existence undermined popular justifications for slavery. It is no surprise that, by the end of the Civil War, nine Southern states had enacted legal provisions for the "voluntary" enslavement of free blacks. What is surprising to modern sensibilities and perplexing to scholars is that some individuals did petition to rescind their freedom. Family or Freedom investigates the incentives for free African Americans living in the antebellum South to sacrifice their liberty for a life in bondage. Author Emily West looks at the many factors influencing these dire decisions -- from desperate poverty to the threat of expulsion -- and demonstrates that the desire for family unity was the most important consideration for African Americans who submitted to voluntary enslavement. The first study of its kind to examine the phenomenon throughout the South, this meticulously researched volume offers the most thorough exploration of this complex issue to date.
Author |
: Karen M. Offen |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1983 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1036921041 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Women, the Family, and Freedom by : Karen M. Offen
Author |
: Fletcher A. Brothers |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 93 |
Release |
: 1980 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:15493252 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Family and Freedom Digest by : Fletcher A. Brothers
Author |
: Paul Witty |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 1956 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:779021159 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Freedom & our U.S. family by : Paul Witty
Author |
: Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 42 |
Release |
: 1980 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:30848524 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis Family Freedom by : Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse
Author |
: William Hague |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:60149148 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis Freedom and the Family by : William Hague
Author |
: Stephen W. Reiss |
Publisher |
: AuthorHouse |
Total Pages |
: 454 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781449088736 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1449088732 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Family, Farming and Freedom by : Stephen W. Reiss
"Professional papers and personal articles, primarily in the Sullivan (Indiana) Daily times."