UID:
almafu_9959240357002883
Format:
1 online resource (254 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-49044-6
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9786613585677
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0-8139-2173-2
Content:
The stories told by ex-slaves, their witnesses, and the government officials who played a role in the pension process all serve to provide us with a richer understanding of life for newly emancipated African Americans.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Pension Process: A View from Both Sides -- Chapter Two: "We All Have Two Names": Surnames and Familial Identity -- Chapter Three: "According to the Custom of Slaves": Widows' Pension Claims and the Bounds of Marriage -- Chapter Four: "The Order of Civilization": Minors' Pensions, Legitimacy, and the Father-Centered Family -- Chapter Five: "My Master . . . Supported Me": Parents' Claims and the Role of the Provider -- Epilogue: The Storytellers -- Notes -- Sources Cited -- Index.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8139-2096-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8139-2095-7
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=3443969
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