Beyond Bondage: Free Women of Color in the Americas

(Part of the The New Black Studies Series Series)

by Darlene Clark Hine and David Barry Gaspar

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Emancipation, manumission, and complex legalities surrounding slavery led to a number of women of color achieving a measure of freedom and prosperity from the 1600s through the 1800s. These black women held property in places like Suriname and New Orleans, headed households in Brazil, enjoyed religious freedom in Peru, and created new selves and new lives across the Caribbean. Beyond Bondage outlines the restricted spheres within which free...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252071948

ISBN13:9780252071942

Release Date:October 2004

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:344 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies Civil War Gay & Lesbian Gender Studies History Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Women in History Women's Studies

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