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Author:

Williams, Heather Andrea.

Title:

Help me to find my people : the African American search for family lost in slavery / by Heather Andrea Williams.

Publisher:

University of North Carolina Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

251 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Slavery--History.--United States--History.
African American families--History.
Slaves--History.--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-233) and index.

Contents:

Fine black boy for sale : separation and loss among enslaved children -- Let no man put asunder : separation of husbands and wives -- They may see their children again : white attitudes toward separation -- Blue glass beads tied in a rag of cotton cloth : the search for family during slavery -- Information wanted : the search for family after emancipation -- Happiness too deep for utterance : reunification of families -- Help me to find my people : genealogies of separation.

Summary:

Utilizes narratives, letters, interviews, public records, and diaries to explore the stories of separation of former slave families and their quest for reunification.

Series:

The John Hope Franklin series in African American history & culture.

ISBN:

0807835544 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780807835548 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)756594353

LCCN:

2011050216

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Des Moines)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)