| Description |
xvi, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : sites of slavery -- Freedom in a bondsmaid's arms : Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and the persistence of African-American memory -- The milder and more amusing phases of slavery : Uncle Tom's cabin and black satire -- A race of angels : (trans) nationalism, African-American tourism, and the slave forts -- What have we done to weigh so little on their scale : African American reparations and the moral economy of memory -- Epilogue the president's house, freedom, and slavery in the age of Obama |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Political activity.
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African Americans. |
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Political participation. |
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United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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United States. |
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Race relations. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 21st century.
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| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Slavery -- United States -- History.
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Slavery. |
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Memory -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Memory -- Social aspects. |
| ISBN |
9780822352426 cloth alkaline paper |
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0822352427 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780822352617 paperback alkaline paper |
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0822352613 paperback alkaline paper |
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