Love of Freedom - Black Women in Colonial and Revolutionary New England (Paperback)

They baked New England's Thanksgiving pies, preached their faith to crowds of worshippers, spied for the patriots during the Revolution, wrote that human bondage was a sin, and demanded reparations for slavery. Black 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.
Hidden behind the banner of achieving freedom was the assumption that freedom meant affirming black manhood The struggle for freedom in New England was different for men than for women. Black men in colonial and revolutionary New England were struggling for freedom from slavery and for the right to patriarchal control of their own families. Women had more complicated desires, seeking protection and support in a male headed household while also wanting personal liberty. Eventually women who were former slaves began to fight for dignity and respect for womanhood and access to schooling for black children.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2010
First published:	February 2010
Authors:	Catherine Adams (Assistant Professor of History) • Elizabeth H. Pleck (Professor of History)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-538908-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Slavery & emancipation Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-19-538908-5
Barcode:	9780195389081

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