Bibliograph

The Clamorgans, one family's history of race in America, Julie Winch

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The Clamorgans, one family's history of race in America, Julie Winch

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Clamorgans

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

671573399

Responsibility statement

Julie Winch

Sub title

one family's history of race in America

Summary

A history of how the Clamorgan family influenced race issues in America, describing how Jacques Clamorgan bequeathed large land holdings to his mixed-race, illegitimate heirs, triggering more than two centuries of litigation

Table Of Contents

Sieur Jacques -- "Ester, a free woman of color" -- Natural children -- "In them days everything was free and easy" -- The aristocracy of color -- A settling of scores -- An independent man -- Thickets of the law -- The mathematics of race -- "Well known in negro circles" -- Defining whiteness -- On the fringes -- Epilogue: Clamorgan Alley

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