My face is black is true : Callie House and the struggle for ex-slave reparations
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
1400040035, 9781400040032
Physical Desc
xiv, 314 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Status
Lincoln - Adult Non-Fiction
323.092 Ber
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323.092 Ber
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Pawtucket - Adult Non-Fiction
E 185.97 H825 B47 2005
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E 185.97 H825 B47 2005
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Providence Public - Level 1 Book Stacks
323.092 H842b
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323.092 H842b
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Lincoln - Adult Non-Fiction | 323.092 Ber | On Shelf | |
Middletown - Adult Non-Fiction | 92 HOUSE | Checked Out | July 2, 2024 |
Pawtucket - Adult Non-Fiction | E 185.97 H825 B47 2005 | On Shelf | |
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
1400040035, 9781400040032
UPC
9781400040032
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi Book"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-295) and index.
Description
Historian Berry resurrects the forgotten life of courageous pioneering activist Callie House (1861-1928), ex-slave, widowed Nashville washerwoman and mother of five who, seventy years before the civil rights movement, headed a demand for ex-slave reparations. House was born into slavery in 1861 and sought African-American pensions based on those offered Union soldiers, targeting taxes on seized rebel cotton (over $1.2 billion in 2005 dollars) and demanding it as repayment for centuries of unpaid labor. The Justice Department banned the activities of her town organizers and falsely accused her of mail fraud; the federal officials had the post office open the mail of almost all African-Americans, denying delivery on the smallest pretext. Though African-American newspapers, most of which preached meekness toward whites, ignored or derided Mrs. House's Ex-Slave Association, the movement flourished until she was imprisoned; deprived of her spirit, leadership and ferocity, the first national grassroots African-American movement fell apart.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Berry, M. F. (2005). My face is black is true: Callie House and the struggle for ex-slave reparations (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Berry, Mary Frances. 2005. My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-slave Reparations. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Berry, Mary Frances. My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-slave Reparations Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Berry, Mary Frances. My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-slave Reparations First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
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