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Between Freedom and Equality: The History of an African American Family in Washington, DC

Name: Between Freedom and Equality: The History of an African American Family in Washington, DC
Brand: Georgetown University Press
SKU: 9781647120818
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Contributors:

Barbara Boyle Torrey, Clara Myrick Green, James Fisher (Foreword by)

Publisher:

Georgetown University Press

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

History, Reference

Book Subcategory:

African American & Black, United States, Genealogy & Heraldry

Book Topic:

State & Local

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Release Date:

2021-06-14

ISBN 13:

9781647120818

Weight:

1.35 lbs

Size:

9.60 x 6.70 x 1.00 inches

Pages:

184

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Description

Between Freedom and Equality follows George Pointer-an enslaved African who purchased his freedom in 1793-and six generations of his descendants as they lived and worked in Washington, DC, granting the family their long-overdue place in American history.

About the Author

Barbara Boyle Torrey is the former executive director of the Division of the Behavioral and Social Sciences at the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences. She has authored two local histories and edited three books.

Clara Myrick Green has written a local history on a Potomac River community and coauthored two historical articles on George Pointer.