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This Singular Reference Provides An Authoritative Account Of The Daily Lives Of Enslaved Women In The United States, From Colonial Times To Emancipation Following The Civil War. Through Essays, Photos, And Primary Source Documents, The Female Experience Is Explored, And Women Are Depicted As Central, Rather Than Marginal, Figures In History. One Of The Most Harrowing Periods In American History Was Undoubtedly The Era Of Slavery And Its Devastating Impact On People Of African Descent. Enslaved Women, In Particular, Had Challenging Circumstances Based On Their Gender, Yet They Persevered With Strength And Grace Through Extraordinarily Difficult Life Experiences. Slavery In The History Of The United States Continues To Loom Large In Our National Consciousness, And The Role Of Women In This Dark Chapter Of The American Past Is Largely Under-examined.^ This Is The First Encyclopedia To Focus On The Daily Experiences And Roles Of Female Slaves In The United States, From Colonial Times To Official Abolition Provided By The 13th Amendment To The Constitution In 1865. Enslaved Women In America: An Encyclopedia Contains 100 Entries Written By A Range Of Experts And Covering All Aspects Of D

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Author

Daina Ramey Berry Ph.D; Deleso A. Alford

Publisher

Greenwood (ABC-CLIO)

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780313349089

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Social Science, History