Girl in Black and White: The Story of Mary Mildred Williams and the Abolition Movement
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When a decades-long court battle resulted in her family's freedom in 1855, seven-year-old Mary Mildred Williams unexpectedly became the face of American slavery. Due to generations of sexual violence, Mary's skin was so light she "passed" as white--a fact abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner knew would be the key to his white audience's sympathy. Girl in Black and White restores Mary to her rightful place in history, "probing issues of colorism...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393358275
ISBN13:9780393358278
Release Date:August 2020
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:352 Pages
Weight:2.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"
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