Bound in wedlock : slave and free Black marriage in the nineteenth century
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Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2017.
ISBN
9780674045712, 0674045718
Physical Desc
404 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 25 cm
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| MOSES LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 390.25 HUNTER | Temporarily unavailable/Collection maintenance |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Marriage customs and rites -- 19th century.
African Americans -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Free African Americans -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Marriage -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Slaves -- United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Slaves -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
African Americans -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Free African Americans -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Marriage -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Slaves -- United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Slaves -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2017.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780674045712, 0674045718
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Tera W. Hunter offers the first comprehensive history of African American marriage in the nineteenth century and into the Jim Crow era. She reveals the practical ways couples adopted, adapted, or rejected White Christian ideas of marriage, creatively setting their own standards for conjugal relationships under conditions of uncertainty and cruelty.-- Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hunter, T. W. (2017). Bound in wedlock: slave and free Black marriage in the nineteenth century . The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hunter, Tera W.. 2017. Bound in Wedlock: Slave and Free Black Marriage in the Nineteenth Century. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hunter, Tera W.. Bound in Wedlock: Slave and Free Black Marriage in the Nineteenth Century The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hunter, Tera W.. Bound in Wedlock: Slave and Free Black Marriage in the Nineteenth Century The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2017.
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