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020			_z9780826216571 (hard cover : alk. paper)
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100	1		_aKing, Wilma, _d1942- _9175651
245	1	4	_aThe essence of liberty _h[electronic resource] : _bfree black women during the slave era / _cWilma King.
260			_aColumbia : _bUniversity of Missouri Press, _cc2006.
300			_axvi, 290 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_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.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2009. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aFree African Americans _xHistory. _9175652
650		0	_aAfrican American women _xHistory. _936486
650		0	_aFree African Americans _xSocial conditions. _9175653
650		0	_aAfrican American women _xSocial conditions.
650		0	_aFree African Americans _xIntellectual life. _9175654
650		0	_aAfrican American women _xIntellectual life. _9118472
650		0	_aLiberty _xHistory. _923750
651		0	_aUnited States _xRace relations. _920629
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local _9190
710	2		_aebrary, Inc. _9191
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10155099 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
999			_c130147 _d103608