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'Til Death Or Distance Do Us Part - Love and Marriage in African America (Paperback)
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'Til Death Or Distance Do Us Part - Love and Marriage in African America (Paperback)
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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 less well-known sources including family
histories, folk stories, memoirs, sermons, and especially the
fascinating writings from the Afro-Protestant Press, 'Til Death or
Distance Do Us Part offers a radically different perspective on
antebellum love and family life.
Frances Smith Foster applies the knowledge she's developed over a
lifetime of reading and thinking. Advocating both the potency of
skepticism and the importance of story-telling, her book shows the
way toward a more genuine, more affirmative understanding of
African American romance, both then and now.
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