Cecelia and Fanny [electronic resource] : The Remarkable Friendship Between an Escaped Slave and Her Former Mistress /
Asher, Brad,1963-
Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky,
c2011.
Cecelia was a fifteen-year-old slave when she accompanied her mistress, Frances ""Fanny"" Thruston Ballard, on a holiday trip to Niagara Falls. During their stay, Cecelia crossed the Niagara River and joined the free black population of Canada. Although documented relationships between freed or escaped slaves and their former owners are rare, the discovery of a cache of letters from the former slave owner to her escaped slave confirms this extraordinary link between two urban families over several decades.Cecelia and Fanny: The Remarkable Friendship between an Escaped Slave and Her F
Description based upon print version of record.
Cecelia was a fifteen-year-old slave when she accompanied her mistress, Frances ""Fanny"" Thruston Ballard, on a holiday trip to Niagara Falls. During their stay, Cecelia crossed the Niagara River and joined the free black population of Canada. Although documented relationships between freed or escaped slaves and their former owners are rare, the discovery of a cache of letters from the former slave owner to her escaped slave confirms this extraordinary link between two urban families over several decades.Cecelia and Fanny: The Remarkable Friendship between an Escaped Slave and Her F
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Eight minutes from freedom -- Fanny : learning to be a slave owner -- Cecelia : learning about being a slave -- Fanny : a woman's place -- Cecelia : a family in freedom -- Fanny : the Civil War in Louisville -- Cecelia : a new life in Rochester -- Fanny : postwar trials -- Cecelia : back in Louisville -- Conclusion : the bonds of slavery.
Description based on print version record.
Ballard, Fanny Thruston.
Larrison, Cecelia.
Friendship
Women, White
African American women
Fugitive slaves
Slaveholders
Slaves