The vice president's Black wife: the untold life of Julia Chinn
"Award-winning historian Amrita Chakrabarti Myers has recovered the riveting, troubling, and complicated story of Julia Ann Chinn (ca. 1796-1833), the enslaved mixed-race wife of Richard Mentor Johnson, owner of Blue Spring Farm, veteran of the War of 1812, and US vice president under Martin Va...
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Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina Press
[2023]
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| Schriftenreihe: | A Ferris and Ferris book
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Award-winning historian Amrita Chakrabarti Myers has recovered the riveting, troubling, and complicated story of Julia Ann Chinn (ca. 1796-1833), the enslaved mixed-race wife of Richard Mentor Johnson, owner of Blue Spring Farm, veteran of the War of 1812, and US vice president under Martin Van Buren. Johnson never freed Chinn, but during his frequent absences from his estate, he delegated to her management of his property, including Choctaw Academy, a boarding school for Indigenous men and boys. This meant that Chinn, while enslaved, had substantial control over economic, social, financial, and personal affairs within the couple's world, including overseeing Blue Spring's enslaved labor force. Chinn's relationship with Johnson was unlikely a consensual one since she was never manumitted. What makes Chinn's life exceptional is the power that Johnson invested in her, the opportunities the couple's relationship afforded her and her daughters, and their community's tacit acceptance of the family-up to a point. When the family left their farm, they faced steep limits: pews at the rear of church, burial in separate graveyards, exclusion from town dances, and more. Outliving Chinn, Johnson was ruined politically by his relationship with her, and Myers compellingly demonstrates that it wasn't interracial sex that led to his downfall but his refusal to keep it-and Julia Chinn-behind closed doors"-- |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xxii, 269 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 24,3 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781469675237 |
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| spelling | Myers, Amrita Chakrabarti Verfasser (DE-588)1159303827 aut The vice president's Black wife the untold life of Julia Chinn Amrita Chakrabarti Myers Untold life of Julia Chinn Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina Press [2023] xxii, 269 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 24,3 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier A Ferris and Ferris book Includes bibliographical references and index ‡g Preface : ‡t Searching for Julia: July 28, 2015 -- ‡g Introduction : ‡t Telling stories -- ‡g Chapter 1 : ‡t Beginnings: Bluegrass and Black salves -- ‡g Chapter 2 : ‡t Mistress of the parlor: The Black woman of Blue Spring -- ‡g Chapter 3 : ‡t Campus conflicts: Racial collisions at Choctaw Academy -- ‡g Chapter 4 : ‡t Disorderly communion: The Johnsons go to church -- ‡g Chapter 5 : ‡t Town talk: Locals draw the line -- ‡g Chapter 6 : ‡t Affairs of state: The Nation speaks of sex -- ‡g Chapter 7 : ‡t End of days: Privilege, property, and passing(s) -- ‡g Epilogue : ‡t Past meets present: History and memory -- ‡g Postscript : ‡t The search for Julia, redux "Award-winning historian Amrita Chakrabarti Myers has recovered the riveting, troubling, and complicated story of Julia Ann Chinn (ca. 1796-1833), the enslaved mixed-race wife of Richard Mentor Johnson, owner of Blue Spring Farm, veteran of the War of 1812, and US vice president under Martin Van Buren. Johnson never freed Chinn, but during his frequent absences from his estate, he delegated to her management of his property, including Choctaw Academy, a boarding school for Indigenous men and boys. This meant that Chinn, while enslaved, had substantial control over economic, social, financial, and personal affairs within the couple's world, including overseeing Blue Spring's enslaved labor force. Chinn's relationship with Johnson was unlikely a consensual one since she was never manumitted. What makes Chinn's life exceptional is the power that Johnson invested in her, the opportunities the couple's relationship afforded her and her daughters, and their community's tacit acceptance of the family-up to a point. When the family left their farm, they faced steep limits: pews at the rear of church, burial in separate graveyards, exclusion from town dances, and more. Outliving Chinn, Johnson was ruined politically by his relationship with her, and Myers compellingly demonstrates that it wasn't interracial sex that led to his downfall but his refusal to keep it-and Julia Chinn-behind closed doors"-- Johnson, Richard M. 1780-1850 (DE-588)142818895 gnd rswk-swf Chinn, Julia 1796-1833 (DE-588)1333488513 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Sklavin (DE-588)4204353-0 gnd rswk-swf Interethnische Ehe (DE-588)4332168-9 gnd rswk-swf Kentucky (DE-588)4097823-0 gnd rswk-swf Chinn, Julia / -1833 Johnson, Richard M. / (Richard Mentor) / 1780-1850 Enslaved women / Kentucky / Biography Enslaved persons / Kentucky / Social conditions / 19th century Interracial couples / Kentucky / History / 19th century Kentucky / Race relations / History / 19th century Femmes esclaves / Kentucky / Biographies Esclaves / Kentucky / Conditions sociales / 19e siècle Couples mixtes / Kentucky / Histoire / 19e siècle Kentucky / Relations raciales / Histoire / 19e siècle SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies HISTORY / United States / 19th Century Interracial couples Race relations Kentucky 1800-1899 Biography Biographies History (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Chinn, Julia 1796-1833 (DE-588)1333488513 p DE-604 Johnson, Richard M. 1780-1850 (DE-588)142818895 p Kentucky (DE-588)4097823-0 g Sklavin (DE-588)4204353-0 s Interethnische Ehe (DE-588)4332168-9 s Geschichte z Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-1-4696-7524-4 |
| spellingShingle | Myers, Amrita Chakrabarti The vice president's Black wife the untold life of Julia Chinn ‡g Preface : ‡t Searching for Julia: July 28, 2015 -- ‡g Introduction : ‡t Telling stories -- ‡g Chapter 1 : ‡t Beginnings: Bluegrass and Black salves -- ‡g Chapter 2 : ‡t Mistress of the parlor: The Black woman of Blue Spring -- ‡g Chapter 3 : ‡t Campus conflicts: Racial collisions at Choctaw Academy -- ‡g Chapter 4 : ‡t Disorderly communion: The Johnsons go to church -- ‡g Chapter 5 : ‡t Town talk: Locals draw the line -- ‡g Chapter 6 : ‡t Affairs of state: The Nation speaks of sex -- ‡g Chapter 7 : ‡t End of days: Privilege, property, and passing(s) -- ‡g Epilogue : ‡t Past meets present: History and memory -- ‡g Postscript : ‡t The search for Julia, redux Johnson, Richard M. 1780-1850 (DE-588)142818895 gnd Chinn, Julia 1796-1833 (DE-588)1333488513 gnd Sklavin (DE-588)4204353-0 gnd Interethnische Ehe (DE-588)4332168-9 gnd |
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