A Mysterious Life and Calling From Slavery to Ministry in South Carolina |
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Author:
| Riley, Charlotte S. |
Editor:
| Lucky, Crystal J. |
Foreword by:
| Moody, Joycelyn K. |
Series title: | Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-299-30674-8 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2015 |
Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $36.00 |
Book Description:
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A critical edition of a newly discovered autobiography, this is a rare glimpse into the life of a woman who was an educated urban slave in Charleston, South Carolina; served after the American Civil War as a minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church; and contributed as a preacher, teacher, and postmistress to civic development in post-Reconstruction and early twentieth-century South Carolina.
A critical edition of a newly discovered autobiography, this is a rare glimpse into the life of a woman who was an educated urban slave in Charleston, South Carolina; served after the American Civil War as a minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church; and contributed as a preacher, teacher, and postmistress to civic development in post-Reconstruction and early twentieth-century South Carolina.