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"We are who we say we are" : a Black family's search for home across the Atlantic world

Title
"We are who we say we are" : a Black family's search for home across the Atlantic world / Mary Frances Berry.
Author
Berry, Mary Frances.
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

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Description
xviii, 206 pages: illustrations; 21 cm
Summary
"Supplement text for courses in African-American History and History of Immigration. The Afro-Creole story offers a unique historical lens through which to understand the issues of migration, immigration, passing, identity and color - forces that still shape American society today"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Becoming colored Creole -- Becoming Americans -- Family troubles -- Fighting for democracy -- Becoming "Negroes" -- Opportunity and tragedy in Iberia Parish -- Mulattoes and colored Creoles -- Just Americans -- At home or away : we are who we say we are -- Epilogue: Becoming "Black".
Call Number
Sc D 15-844
ISBN
  • 9780199978335 (paperback : acid-free paper)
  • 0199978336 (paperback : acid-free paper)
LCCN
  • 2014029007
  • 40024436265
OCLC
890107223
Author
Berry, Mary Frances.
Title
"We are who we say we are" : a Black family's search for home across the Atlantic world / Mary Frances Berry.
Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Standard Identifier
40024436265
Research Call Number
Sc D 15-844
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