'Til Death or Distance Do Us Part: Love and Marriage in African America

by Frances Smith Foster

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Conventional wisdom tells us that marriage was illegal for African Americans during the antebellum era, and that if people married at all, their vows were tenuous ones: "until death or distance do us part." It is an impression that imbues beliefs about black families to this day. But it's a perception primarily based on documents produced by abolitionists, the state, or other partisans. It doesn't tell the whole story.

Drawing on a trove of...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195328523

ISBN13:9780195328523

Release Date:January 2010

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Related Subjects

19th Century African-American Studies Customs & Traditions Discrimination & Racism History Marriage Marriage & Family Politics & Social Sciences Race Relations Relationships Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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