Between Freedom and Equality
The History of an African American Family in Washington, DC
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Publication
2021 - Georgetown University Press
Language
English
Word Count
60,500 words, Guess
Page Count
242 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781647120818
- ISBN-101647120810
- Library of Congress Control Number2020029548
- OCLC Control Number1224583436
- Better World Books9781647120818
and 2 more
- Better World BooksP8-CZJ-424
- Open LibraryOL34697334M
Classifications
- LCCF205.N4T67 2021
- LCCF205.N4 T67 2021
Description
"Between Freedom and Equality begins with the life of Capt. George Pointer, an enslaved African who purchased his freedom in 1793 while working for George Washington's Potomac Company. Authors Barbara Boyle Torrey and Clara Myrick Green then follow the lives of five generations of Pointer's descendants as they lived and worked on the banks of the Potomac, in the port of Georgetown, and in a rural corner of the nation's capital. By tracing the story of one family and their experiences, Between Freedom and Equality offers a moving and inspiring look at the challenges that free African Americans have faced in Washington, DC, since before the district's founding ..."--
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