02007nam a2200409 a 4500001001200000003000800012005001700020006001900037007001500056008004100071010001700112020004400129020004400173040002100217035002100238043001200259050002500271082002200296100002400318245010600342260005400448300003400502504005100536520036200587533015200949650003701101650003701138650004701175650004701222650004701269650004701316650002201363651003501385655002901420710001701449856013101466ebr10155099CaPaEBR20260707182030.0m        u        cr cn|||||||||051220s2006    moua    sb   s001 0 eng    z  2005037309  z9780826216571 (hard cover : alk. paper)  z9780826216601 (papberback : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)647640370  an-us---14aE185.18b.K56 2006eb04a305.48/8960732221 aKing, Wilma,d1942-14aThe essence of libertyh[electronic resource] :bfree black women during the slave era /cWilma King.  aColumbia :bUniversity of Missouri Press,cc2006.  axvi, 290 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  a"King uses a wide range of sources to examine the experiences of free black women in both the North and the South, from the colonial period through emancipation, showing how they became free, educated themselves, found jobs, maintained self-esteem, and developed social consciousness--even participating in the abolitionist movement"--Provided by publisher.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2009.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aFree African AmericansxHistory. 0aAfrican American womenxHistory. 0aFree African AmericansxSocial conditions. 0aAfrican American womenxSocial conditions. 0aFree African AmericansxIntellectual life. 0aAfrican American womenxIntellectual life. 0aLibertyxHistory. 0aUnited StatesxRace relations. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10155099zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view