| Love of Freedom: Black Women in Colonial and Revolutionary New England Contributor(s): Adams, Catherine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195389085 ISBN-13: 9780195389081 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $37.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 Annotation: Black women in colonial and revolutionary New England baked New England's Thanksgiving pies, preached their faith to crowds of worshippers, spied for the patriots during the Revolution, decried human bondage as a sin, and demanded reparations for slavery. Hidden behind the banner of achieving freedom was the assumption that freedom meant affirming black manhood As Catherine Adams and Elizabeth H. Pleck show, the struggle for freedom in New England was different for women than for men. Black men in colonial and revolutionary New England were fighting for freedom from slavery and for the right to patriarchal control of their own families. Women sought protection and support in a male headed household, while also wanting personal liberty. They demanded not only legal emancipation from slavery but defined freedom more broadly to include spiritual, familial, and economic dimensions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Slavery - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) |
| Dewey: 306.362 |
| LCCN: 2009011638 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |