Forging freedom : Black women and the pursuit of liberty in antebellum Charleston

Forging freedom : Black women and the pursuit of liberty in antebellum Charleston / Amrita Chakrabarti Myers.

Author/creator	Myers, Amrita Chakrabarti
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.
Description	xi, 267 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	African American women--South Carolina --Charleston --History --19th century. African American women--South Carolina --Charleston --Social conditions --19th century. Freed persons--South Carolina --Charleston --History --19th century. Freed persons--South Carolina --Charleston --Social conditions --19th century. Charleston (S.C.)--History --1775-1865. Charleston (S.C.)--Social conditions --19th century. Charleston (S.C.)--Race relations --History --19th century.

Series	Gender and American culture Gender & American culture. ^A228874
Contents	Introduction : imagining freedom in the slave South -- City of contrasts : Charleston before the Civil War -- A way out of no way : Black women and manumission -- To survive and thrive : race, sex, and waged labor in the city -- The currency of citizenship : property ownership and Black female freedom -- A tale of two women : the lives of Cecille Cogdell and Sarah Sanders -- A fragile freedom : the story of Margaret Bettingall and her daughters -- Epilogue : the continuing search for freedom.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2011015961
ISBN	9780807835050 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807835056 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F279.C49 N458 2011	✔ Available	Place Hold