Bibliograph

Between freedom and equality, the history of an African American family in Washington, DC, Barbara Boyle Torrey and Clara Myrick Green

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Between freedom and equality, the history of an African American family in Washington, DC, Barbara Boyle Torrey and Clara Myrick Green

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-234) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Between freedom and equality

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1224583436

Responsibility statement

Barbara Boyle Torrey and Clara Myrick Green

Sub title

the history of an African American family in Washington, DC

Summary

"Between Freedom and Equality begins with the life of Capt. George Pointer, an enslaved African who purchased his freedom in 1793 while working for George Washington's Potomac Company. Authors Barbara Boyle Torrey and Clara Myrick Green then follow the lives of five generations of Pointer's descendants as they lived and worked on the banks of the Potomac, in the port of Georgetown, and in a rural corner of the nation's capital. By tracing the story of one family and their experiences, Between Freedom and Equality offers a moving and inspiring look at the challenges that free African Americans have faced in Washington, DC, since before the district's founding ..."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

From Slavery to Freedom -- The Risks of Freedom in a Slave State -- Nat Turner's Long Shadow -- The Gathering Storm -- The First Regiment of US Colored Troops at War -- Reconstruction and Retreat -- At Home in Georgetown -- Migrating North -- Dry Meadows and the Encroaching City

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