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<p>The forces that shaped the institution of slavery in the American South endured, albeit in altered form, long after slavery was abolished. Toiling in sweltering Virginia tobacco factories or in the kitchens of white families in Chicago, black women felt a stultifying combination of racial discrimination and sexual prejudice. And yet, in their efforts to sustain family ties, they shared a common purpose with wives and mothers of all classes.</p> <p>In <i>Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow</i>, historian Jacqueline Jones offers a powerful account of the changing role of black women, lending a voice to an unsung struggle from the depths of slavery to the ongoing fight for civil rights.</p>

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Author

Jacqueline Jones

Publisher

New York, NY: Basic Books

Published

1985

Language

EN

ISBN

9780465018819

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Sociology, Management

Rating

4.07 / 5 (12 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14