A Way Out of No Way: Claiming Family and Freedom in the New South
(Part of the The American South Series Series)
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An African American folk saying declares, "Our God can make a way out of no way.... He can do anything but fail." When Dianne Swann-Wright set out to capture and relate the history of her ancestors--African Americans in central Virginia after the Civil War--she had to find that way, just as her people had done in creating a new life after emancipation. In order to tell their story, she could not rely solely on documents from the plantation where...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813921368
ISBN13:9780813921365
Release Date:October 2002
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:212 Pages
Weight:1.07 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Related Subjects
19th Century Abolition African-American & Black African-American Studies Civil War Discrimination & Racism Education & Reference Ethnic & National History Military Minority Studies Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Race Relations Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Specific Groups State & Local United States Civil War WomenCustomer Reviews
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