Bibliograph

Help me to find my people, the African American search for family lost in slavery, by Heather Andrea Williams

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Label

Help me to find my people, the African American search for family lost in slavery, by Heather Andrea Williams

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Help me to find my people

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

756594353

Responsibility statement

by Heather Andrea Williams

Series statement

The John Hope Franklin series in African American history & culture

Sub title

the African American search for family lost in slavery

Summary

Utilizes narratives, letters, interviews, public records, and diaries to explore the stories of separation of former slave families and their quest for reunification

Table Of Contents

Fine black boy for sale : separation and loss among enslaved children -- Let no man put asunder : separation of husbands and wives -- They may see their children again : white attitudes toward separation -- Blue glass beads tied in a rag of cotton cloth : the search for family during slavery -- Information wanted : the search for family after emancipation -- Happiness too deep for utterance : reunification of families -- Epilogue. Help me to find my people : genealogies of separation

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