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Til Death or Distance Do Us Part

By Foster, Frances Smith

Til Death or Distance Do Us Part

By Foster, Frances Smith

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Conventional wisdom tells us that marriage was illegal for African Americans during the antebellum era, and that if people married at all, their vows were tenuous ones: "until death or distance do us part." It is an impression that imbues beliefs about black families to this day. But it's a perception primarily based on documents produced by abolitionists, the state, or other partisans. It doesn't tell the whole story.Drawing on a trove of less well-known sources including family histories, folk stories, memoirs, sermons, and especially the fascinating writings from the Afro-Protestant Press, 'Til Death or Distance Do Us Part offers a radically different perspective on antebellum love and family life.Frances Smith Foster applies the knowledge she's developed over a lifetime of reading and thinking. Advocating both the potency of skepticism and the importance of story-telling, her book shows the way toward a more genuine, more affirmative understanding of African American romance, both then and now.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
220
Release Date:
2010-01-12
Publication Date:
2010-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0195328523
ISBN13:
9780195328523
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
447 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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