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Labor of love, labor of sorrow :Black women, work, and the family from slavery to the present

by Jacqueline Jones

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The forces that shaped the institution of slavery in the American South endured, albeit in altered form, long after slavery was abolished. Toiling in sweltering Virginia tobacco factories or in the kitchens of white families in Chicago, black women felt a stultifying combination of racial discrimination and sexual prejudice. And yet, in their efforts to sustain family ties, they shared a common purpose with wives and mothers of all classes.

In Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow, historian Jacqueline Jones offers a powerful account of the changing role of black women, lending a voice to an unsung struggle from the depths of slavery to the ongoing fight for civil rights.

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The Bancroft Prize-winning classic, now completely revised and updated

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ISBN:
9780465037568
Subtitle:
Black Women , Work, and the Family, from Slavery to the Present
Author:
Jones, Jacqueline
Publisher:
Basic Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Afro-American women
Subject:
Afro-American families -- History.
Subject:
Afro-American women -- Employment -- History.
Subject:
African-American women
Subject:
African American families
Subject:
United States - General
Edition Description:
Second Edition
Series Volume:
8933
Publication Date:
20091229
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 9
Illustrations:
4 8-10 page inserts
Pages:
480
Dimensions:
9.25 x 6.13 x 1.19 in 20.50 oz
Age Level:
from 16 to 110
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