Before Freedom Came: African-American Life in the Antebellum South (American Library Association Notable Book)
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Paperback. This volume of essays provides a portrait of antebellum slave life in the American South. Contributions from historians such as Drew Gilpin Faust, Charles Joyner and Theresa A. Singleton reveal the everyday horrors and inspiring stories of survival that characterized slave life. Editor(s): Campbell, Edward D.C.; Rice, Kym S.; Campbell Jr., Edward D.C. (Director, Archival and Information Services Division, Library of Virginia, Richmond, USA). Num Pages: 300 pages, 125 b&w illustrations, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 798.
Gathered in this book are the most recent insights into lives of African-Americans - slave and free - in the antebellum South from leading scholars in the fields of history, folklore, anthropology, material culture, and archaeology. ""Before Freedom Came"" is the companion volume for a landmark exhibition which brings together the largest collection of materials ever assembled interpreting the lives of antebellum African-Americans. The text is enhanced by more than 150 black-and-white and 25 colour photographs. The exhibition, sponsored by the Museum of the Confederacy, one of the oldest museums in the South, will be shown in three sites in ... Read more
Gathered in this book are the most recent insights into lives of African-Americans - slave and free - in the antebellum South from leading scholars in the fields of history, folklore, anthropology, material culture, and archaeology. ""Before Freedom Came"" is the companion volume for a landmark exhibition which brings together the largest collection of materials ever assembled interpreting the lives of antebellum African-Americans. The text is enhanced by more than 150 black-and-white and 25 colour photographs. The exhibition, sponsored by the Museum of the Confederacy, one of the oldest museums in the South, will be shown in three sites in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813913322
SKU
V9780813913322
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Ref
99-99
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