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The burden : African Americans and the enduring impact of slavery

text The burden : African Americans and the enduring impact of slavery

Summary
This book is a plea to America to understand what life post-slavery remains like for many African Americans, who are descended from people whose unpaid labor built this land, but have had to spend the last century and a half carrying the dual burd... Read more
Contents
Foreword / Nikole Hannah-Jones -- Introduction -- The burden / Rochelle Riley -- The armor we still need / A'Lelia Bundles -- A military family, descended from slaves / Benét J. Wilson -- Remnants of survival: black women and legacies of defiance ... Read more
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Description
xiv, 178 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher
Wayne State University Press 2018

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 305.896 BUR in Adult Non-fiction Available

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