Love of freedom, Black women in colonial and revolutionary New England, Catherine Adams and Elizabeth H. Pleck
Type
Label
Love of freedom, Black women in colonial and revolutionary New England, Catherine Adams and Elizabeth H. Pleck
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrationsportraits
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Love of freedom
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
317361739
Responsibility statement
Catherine Adams and Elizabeth H. Pleck
Sub title
Black women in colonial and revolutionary New England
Summary
This title looks at how African women in colonial and revolutionary New England sought not only legal emancipation from slavery but defined freedom more broadly to include spiritual, familial, and economic dimensions
Table Of Contents
Introduction : Hagar Blackmore's journey from Angola to New England -- The uniqueness of New England -- Property and patriarchy -- Spiritual thirsting -- Marriage and the family -- Seeking possession of her liberty -- Spirit of freedom -- Citizenship -- Epilogue