'Til death or distance do us part :: marriage and the making of African America /
Most people believe that marriages were forbidden and families destroyed during the era of slavery in the United States; however, this book demonstrates that antebellum publications by African Americans for African Americans about themselves do not support these conclusions.
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| Zusammenfassung: | Most people believe that marriages were forbidden and families destroyed during the era of slavery in the United States; however, this book demonstrates that antebellum publications by African Americans for African Americans about themselves do not support these conclusions. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xviii, 198 pages) |
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| spelling | Foster, Frances Smith. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79011860 'Til death or distance do us part : marriage and the making of African America / Frances Smith Foster. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (xviii, 198 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Contents -- Preface -- ONE: Adam and Eve, Antoney and Isabella -- TWO: Terms of Endearment -- THREE: Practical Thoughts, Divine Mandates, and the Afro-Protestant Press -- FOUR: Rights and Rituals -- FIVE: Myths, Memory, and Self-Realization -- SIX: Getting Stories Straight, Keeping Them Real -- SEVEN: Alchemy of Personal Politics -- EIGHT: Me, Mende, and Sankofa: An Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W Most people believe that marriages were forbidden and families destroyed during the era of slavery in the United States; however, this book demonstrates that antebellum publications by African Americans for African Americans about themselves do not support these conclusions. Conventional wisdom says that marriage was rare or illegal for slaves and that if African Americans married at all, their vows were tenuous ones: "until death or distance do us part." It is believed that this history explains the dysfunction of the African American family to this day. In this groundbreaking book, Frances Smith Foster shows that this common wisdom is flawed as it is based upon partial evidence and it ignores the writings African Americans created for themselves. Rather than relying on documents produced for abolitionists, the state, or other biased parties, Foster draws upon a trove of little-examined alternative sources and in so doing offers a correction to this widely held but misinformed viewpoint. The works examined include family histories, folkloric stories, organizational records, personal memoirs, sermons and especially the fascinating and varied writings published in the Afro-Protestant Press of the times. She shows that "jumping the broom" was but one of many wedding rituals and that love, marriage and family were highly valued and central to early African American society. Her book offers a provocative new understanding of a powerful belief about African American history and sheds light on the roles of memory and myth, story and history in defining contemporary society and shaping the future African Americans Marriage History. African Americans Marriage customs and rites History. Enslaved persons Family relationships United States History. Marriage customs and rites United States. Marriage Moral and ethical aspects United States. United States Social conditions To 1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140512 Noirs américains Mariage Histoire. Noirs américains Rites et cérémonies du mariage Histoire. Esclaves Relations familiales États-Unis Histoire. Mariage Rites et cérémonies États-Unis. Mariage Aspect moral États-Unis. États-Unis Conditions sociales Jusqu'à 1865. SOCIAL SCIENCE Ethnic Studies African American Studies. bisacsh African Americans Marriage fast African Americans Marriage customs and rites fast Marriage customs and rites fast Marriage Moral and ethical aspects fast Enslaved persons Family relationships fast Social conditions fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq To 1865 fast History fast has work: 'Til death or distance do us part (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGphgfrMtVyX3Y7JhHDRfC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Foster, Frances Smith. 'Til death or distance do us part. Oxford [U.K.] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 9780195328523 (OCoLC)216938541 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=302383 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Foster, Frances Smith 'Til death or distance do us part : marriage and the making of African America / Contents -- Preface -- ONE: Adam and Eve, Antoney and Isabella -- TWO: Terms of Endearment -- THREE: Practical Thoughts, Divine Mandates, and the Afro-Protestant Press -- FOUR: Rights and Rituals -- FIVE: Myths, Memory, and Self-Realization -- SIX: Getting Stories Straight, Keeping Them Real -- SEVEN: Alchemy of Personal Politics -- EIGHT: Me, Mende, and Sankofa: An Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W African Americans Marriage History. African Americans Marriage customs and rites History. Enslaved persons Family relationships United States History. Marriage customs and rites United States. Marriage Moral and ethical aspects United States. Noirs américains Mariage Histoire. Noirs américains Rites et cérémonies du mariage Histoire. Esclaves Relations familiales États-Unis Histoire. Mariage Rites et cérémonies États-Unis. Mariage Aspect moral États-Unis. SOCIAL SCIENCE Ethnic Studies African American Studies. bisacsh African Americans Marriage fast African Americans Marriage customs and rites fast Marriage customs and rites fast Marriage Moral and ethical aspects fast Enslaved persons Family relationships fast Social conditions fast |
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| title | 'Til death or distance do us part : marriage and the making of African America / |
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| title_full | 'Til death or distance do us part : marriage and the making of African America / Frances Smith Foster. |
| title_fullStr | 'Til death or distance do us part : marriage and the making of African America / Frances Smith Foster. |
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| topic | African Americans Marriage History. African Americans Marriage customs and rites History. Enslaved persons Family relationships United States History. Marriage customs and rites United States. Marriage Moral and ethical aspects United States. Noirs américains Mariage Histoire. Noirs américains Rites et cérémonies du mariage Histoire. Esclaves Relations familiales États-Unis Histoire. Mariage Rites et cérémonies États-Unis. Mariage Aspect moral États-Unis. SOCIAL SCIENCE Ethnic Studies African American Studies. bisacsh African Americans Marriage fast African Americans Marriage customs and rites fast Marriage customs and rites fast Marriage Moral and ethical aspects fast Enslaved persons Family relationships fast Social conditions fast |
| topic_facet | African Americans Marriage History. African Americans Marriage customs and rites History. Enslaved persons Family relationships United States History. Marriage customs and rites United States. Marriage Moral and ethical aspects United States. United States Social conditions To 1865. Noirs américains Mariage Histoire. Noirs américains Rites et cérémonies du mariage Histoire. Esclaves Relations familiales États-Unis Histoire. Mariage Rites et cérémonies États-Unis. Mariage Aspect moral États-Unis. États-Unis Conditions sociales Jusqu'à 1865. SOCIAL SCIENCE Ethnic Studies African American Studies. African Americans Marriage African Americans Marriage customs and rites Marriage customs and rites Marriage Moral and ethical aspects Enslaved persons Family relationships Social conditions United States History |
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