"For all that is known about the depth and breadth of African American history, we still understand surprisingly little about the lives of African American children, particularly those affected by northern emancipation. But hidden in institutional records, school primers and penmanship books, b...

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1. Verfasser:	Webster, Crystal Lynn (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press [2021]
Schriftenreihe:	The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1827-1861 Jugend Schwarze Kind Erziehung Soziale Situation USA > Nordstaaten African American children / Social conditions / 19th century African American youth / Social conditions / 19th century African American children / Social conditions 1800-1899
Zusammenfassung:	"For all that is known about the depth and breadth of African American history, we still understand surprisingly little about the lives of African American children, particularly those affected by northern emancipation. But hidden in institutional records, school primers and penmanship books, biographical sketches, and unpublished documents is a rich archive that reveals the social and affective worlds of northern Black children. Drawing evidence from the urban centers of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, Crystal Webster's innovative research yields a powerful new history of African American childhood before the Civil War"--
Beschreibung:	xiii, 186 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:	9781469663227 9781469663234