Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow: Black Women, Work, and the Family, from Slavery to the Present
| AUTHOR | Jones, Jacqueline |
| PUBLISHER | Basic Books (12/01/2009) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
The forces that shaped the institution of slavery in the American South endured, albeit in altered form, long after slavery was abolished. Toiling in sweltering Virginia tobacco factories or in the kitchens of white families in Chicago, black women felt a stultifying combination of racial discrimination and sexual prejudice. And yet, in their efforts to sustain family ties, they shared a common purpose with wives and mothers of all classes.
In Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow, historian Jacqueline Jones offers a powerful account of the changing role of black women, lending a voice to an unsung struggle from the depths of slavery to the ongoing fight for civil rights.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780465018819
ISBN-10:
0465018815
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
Edition Number:
0002
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Page Count:
480
Carton Quantity:
16
Product Dimensions:
6.10 x 1.40 x 9.10 inches
Weight:
1.25 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
History | United States - General
History | Women's Studies
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
305.488
Library of Congress Control Number:
2009031903
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The forces that shaped the institution of slavery in the American South endured, albeit in altered form, long after slavery was abolished. Toiling in sweltering Virginia tobacco factories or in the kitchens of white families in Chicago, black women felt a stultifying combination of racial discrimination and sexual prejudice. And yet, in their efforts to sustain family ties, they shared a common purpose with wives and mothers of all classes.
In Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow, historian Jacqueline Jones offers a powerful account of the changing role of black women, lending a voice to an unsung struggle from the depths of slavery to the ongoing fight for civil rights.
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