Beyond the Boundaries of Childhood: African American Children in the Antebellum North
- ISBN-10
- 1469663252
- ISBN-13
- 9781469663258
- Category
- African American children
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021
- Author
- Crystal Lynn Webster
Description
"For all that is known about the depth and breadth of African American history, we still understand surprisingly little about the lives of African American children, particularly those affected by northern emancipation. But hidden in institutional records, school primers and penmanship books, biographical sketches, and unpublished documents is a rich archive that reveals the social and affective worlds of northern Black children. Drawing evidence from the urban centers of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, Crystal Webster's innovative research yields a powerful new history of African American childhood before the Civil War"--
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