To 'Joy My Freedom
Southern Black Women's Lives and Labors after the Civil War
Edición de la obra To 'Joy My Freedom
| Autor | Tera W. Hunter |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Harvard University Press |
| Fecha de publicación | September 15, 1998 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 322 |
| Formato | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9780674893085 |
| ISBN-10 | 0674893085 |
| Número de Cutter | H947t |
"Tera Hunter follows African-American working women from their newfound optimism and hope at the end of the Civil War to their struggles as free domestic laborers in the homes of their former master. We witness their drive as they build neighborhoods and networks and their energy as they enjoy leisure hours in dance halls and clubs. We learn of their militance and the way they resisted efforts to keep them economically depressed and medically victimized. Finally, we see the despair and defeat provoked by Jim Crow laws and segregation and how they spurred large numbers of black laboring women to migrate north."--BOOK JACKET.