From slave ship to Harvard
Subtitle: Yarrow Mamout and the history of an African American family
By: James H. Johnston
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780823239504
Subjects: Family; African American families; Slavery; Slaves; Free African Americans; African Americans; Biography; History
Description: From Slave Ship to Harvard is the true story of an African American family in Maryland over six generations. The author has reconstructed a unique narrative of black struggle and achievement from paintings, photographs, books, diaries, court records, legal documents, and oral histories. From Slave Ship to Harvard traces the family from the colonial period and the American Revolution through the Civil War to Harvard and finally today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.