Love of freedom
Subtitle: black women in colonial and revolutionary New England
By: Catherine Adams and Elizabeth H. Pleck.
Contributors: Pleck, Elizabeth Hafkin.
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780195389098; 9780195389081
Subjects: Women slaves -- New England -- History; African American women -- New England -- History; African American women -- New England -- Social conditions; African American women -- New England -- Economic conditions; Slavery -- New England -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Hagar Blackmore's journey from Angola to New England; title: The uniqueness of New England; title: Property and patriarchy; title: Spiritual thirsting; title: Marriage and the family; title: Seeking possession of her liberty; title: Spirit of freedom; title: Citizenship; title: Epilogue.