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(0)Daina Ramey Berry
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Language
English
Description
"A Black Women's History of the United States is a critical survey of black women's complicated legacy in America, as it takes into account their exploitation and victimization as well as their undeniable and substantial contributions to the country since its inception"--
"A vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are--and have always been--instrumental in shaping our...
Author
Publisher
Tantor Audio [a division of] Recorded Books
Pub. Date
℗2017
Physical Desc
1 audio disc (9 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Price for Their Pound of Flesh is the first book to explore the economic value of enslaved people through every phase of their lives--including from before birth to after death--in the American domestic slave trades. Covering the full "life cycle" (including preconception, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, the senior years, and death), historian Daina Berry shows the lengths to which slaveholders would go to maximize profits. She draws...