From Slave Ship to Harvard : : Yarrow Mamout and the History of an African American Family /

From Slave Ship to Harvard : : Yarrow Mamout and the History of an African American Family / / James H. Johnston.

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From Slave Ship to Harvard is the true story of an African American family in Maryland over six generations. The author has reconstructed a unique narrative of black struggle and achievement from paintings, photographs, books, diaries, court records, legal documents, and oral histories. From Slave S...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
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Johnston, James H.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (310 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Yarrow Mamout, a West African Muslim Slave
  • 2. Tobacco and the Importation of a Labor Force
  • 3. Welcome to America
  • 4. Slavery and Revolution
  • 5. Yarrow of Georgetown
  • 6. The Portraits: Peale, Yarrow, and Simpson
  • 7. Free Hannah, Yarrow’s Sister
  • 8. Nancy Hillman, Yarrow’s Niece
  • 9. Aquilla Yarrow
  • 10. Mary ‘‘Polly’’ Turner Yarrow
  • 11. Aquilla and Polly in Pleasant Valley
  • 12. Traces of Yarrow
  • 13. Unpleasant Valley
  • 14. Freedom
  • 15. From Harvard to Today
  • Epilogue: Guide to the Yarrows’ and Turners’ World Today
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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