02140nam a2200433 a 4500 ebr10155099 CaPaEBR 20260707182030.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 051220s2006 moua sb s001 0 eng 2005037309 9780826216571 (hard cover : alk. paper) 9780826216601 (papberback : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)647640370 n-us--- E185.18 .K56 2006eb 305.48/896073 22 130147 103608 King, Wilma, 1942- 175651 The essence of liberty [electronic resource] : free black women during the slave era / Wilma King. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006. xvi, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. "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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Free African Americans History. 175652 African American women History. 36486 Free African Americans Social conditions. 175653 African American women Social conditions. Free African Americans Intellectual life. 175654 African American women Intellectual life. 118472 Liberty History. 23750 United States Race relations. 20629 Electronic books. local 190 ebrary, Inc. 191 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10155099 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 130147 103608