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To 'joy my freedom : southern Black women's lives and labors after the Civil War / Tera W. Hunter.
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- ISBN: 0674893093 (alk. paper) :
- Physical Description: ix, 311 p., [14] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1997.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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To Joy My Freedom : Southern Black Women's Lives and Labors after the Civil War
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | ||
| Prologue | ||
| "Answering Bells Is Played Out": Slavery and the Civil War | ||
| Reconstruction and the Meanings of Freedom | ||
| Working-Class Neighborhoods and Everyday Life | ||
| "Washing Amazons" and Organized Protests | ||
| The "Color Line" Gives Way to the "Color Wall" | ||
| Survival and Social Welfare in the Age of Jim Crow | ||
| "Wholesome" and "Hurtful" Amusements | ||
| "Dancing and Carousing the Night Away" | ||
| Tuberculosis as the "Negro Servants Disease" | ||
| "Looking for a Free State to Live In" | ||
| Tables | ||
| Notes | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Index |
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