To 'Joy My Freedom
Southern Black Women's Lives and Labors After the Civil War
Published on 20. May 1997
Book
Hardback
316 pages
978-0-674-89309-2 (ISBN)
Description
After the American Civil War, southern black women, such as household labourers and washerwomen, constructed their own world of work, play, negotiation, resistance and community organization. This book traces their struggles as they resisted efforts to keep them economically depressed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
15 halftones, 2 maps, 3 tables
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 165 mm
Weight
650 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-674-89309-2 (9780674893092)
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