| Description |
x, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-383) and index. |
| Summary |
One of the nation's most accomplished historians unravels the stories of three extraordinary families from different eras in American history to represent the complexity of race in America, and to force readers to rethink assumptions about race, racism, and civil rights. |
| Contents |
Gibson : Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1768 -- Wall : Rockingham, North Carolina, 1838 -- Spencer : Clay County, Kentucky, 1848 -- Gibson : New Haven, Connecticut, 1850-55 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Johnson County Kentucky, 1855 -- Wall : September 1858, Oberlin, Ohio -- Civil War : Wall, Gibson, and Spencer -- Civil War : Wall & Gibson -- Gibson : February 2, 1866 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., June 14, 1871 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, 1870s -- Gibson : Washington, D.C., 1878 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., January 21, 1880 -- Gibson : Washington, New Orleans, and Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1888-92 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., 1890-91 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Spring 1900 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., 1909 -- Spencer : Home Creek, Buchanan County, Virginia 1912 -- Gibson : Paris, 1931 -- Wall : Freeport, Long Island, 1946. |
| Subject |
Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States -- Case studies.
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Racially mixed people -- Race identity. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Miscegenation -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies.
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Miscegenation -- Social aspects. |
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Miscegenation. |
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Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Case studies.
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Passing (Identity) |
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Race -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies.
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Race -- Social aspects. |
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Race. |
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Race awareness -- United States -- Case studies.
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Race awareness. |
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United States -- Race relations -- Case studies.
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Race relations. |
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Gibson family.
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Gibson family. |
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Spencer family.
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Spencer family. |
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Walls family.
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Walls family. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| ISBN |
9781594202827 hardback |
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1594202826 hardback |
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