A Hard Fight for We Women's Transition from Slavery to Freedom in South Carolina |
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| Author:
| Schwalm, Leslie A. |
| Series title: | Women in American History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-06630-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1997 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $80.99 |
Book Description:
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The courage and vigor with which African-American women fought for their freedom during and after the Civil War are firmly at the center of this groundbreaking study. Focusing on slave women on the rice plantations of lowcountry South Carolina, Leslie Schwalm offers a thoroughly researched account of their vital roles in antebellum plantation life ......
The courage and vigor with which African-American women fought for their freedom during and after the Civil War are firmly at the center of this groundbreaking study. Focusing on slave women on the rice plantations of lowcountry South Carolina, Leslie Schwalm offers a thoroughly researched account of their vital roles in antebellum plantation life ......