All that she carried : the journey of Ashley's sack, a black family keepsake
Miles, Tiya, 1970-2021
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Total copies: 1
A renowned historian and MacArthur "Genius Grant" fellow traces a single object handed down through three generations of Black women, from slavery and into the twentieth century, to craft an extraordinary meditation on people who are left out of the archives of history.
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Imprint:
New York : Random House, 2021.
Collation:
336 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9781984854995 (hbk)
Dewey class:
306.362 MIL306.362
LC class:
E445.S7
Language:
English
Subject:
Ashley, (Enslaved person in South Carolina)Middleton, Ruth Jones, 1903-1942 -- FamilyWomen slaves -- South CarolinaMothers and daughtersWomen slaves -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th centurySlaves -- Southern States -- Family relationships -- History -- 19th centuryAfrican American women -- Family relationshipsMemory -- United StatesSocietySocietyHistorySociety & culture: generalEthnic studies
BRN:
587246