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2. Maneuvering Manumission in Philadelphia: African American Women and Indentured Servitude
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction 1
- 1. Slavery and the “Holy Experiment” 8
- 2. Maneuvering Manumission in Philadelphia: African American Women and Indentured Servitude 26
- 3. Creating Black Philadelphia: African American Women and Their Neighborhoods 48
- 4. Voices from the Margins: The Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society 1833–1840 70
- 5. Writing for Womanhood: African American Women and Print Culture 96
- 6. A Mental and Moral Feast: Reading, Writing, and Sentimentality in Black Philadelphia 120
- Conclusion 148
- Notes 151
- Bibliography 175
- Index 189
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction 1
- 1. Slavery and the “Holy Experiment” 8
- 2. Maneuvering Manumission in Philadelphia: African American Women and Indentured Servitude 26
- 3. Creating Black Philadelphia: African American Women and Their Neighborhoods 48
- 4. Voices from the Margins: The Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society 1833–1840 70
- 5. Writing for Womanhood: African American Women and Print Culture 96
- 6. A Mental and Moral Feast: Reading, Writing, and Sentimentality in Black Philadelphia 120
- Conclusion 148
- Notes 151
- Bibliography 175
- Index 189
