Stolen Childhood Slave Youth in Nineteenth-Century America
| Author/creator | King, Wilma Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press |
| Description | 280 p. ill 09.250 x 06.125 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Blacks in the Diaspora Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation ÒKing provides a jarring snapshot of children living in bondage. This compellingly written work is a testament To The strength and resilience of the children and their parents.Ó ÑKathleen Hughes, Booklist<br />ÒStolen Childhood is a wonderful book with manifold strengths of research and analysis.Ó ÑNell Irvin Painter, The Journal of Southwest Georgia History<br />ÒShe [King] takes an enormous step toward filling some of the voids in the literature of slavery. . . .Ó ÑAdele Logan Alexander, Washington Post Book World<br />ÒWilma King has done a service in correcting a major problem in slave history. Her writing style gracefully conveys both the joys And The terrors of youth under slavery.Ó ÑDavid Libby, Southern Historian<br />ÒKingÕs deeply researched, well-written, passionate study places children and young adults at center stage in the North American slave experience.Ó ÑJ. D. Smith, Choice<br />ÒStolen Childhood is a welcome addition To The burgeoning literature on the slave experience in the United States.Ó ÑV. P. Franklin, History of Education Quarterly<br />ÒStolen ChildhoodÓ mines the major American archives in order to present the ways in which enslaved men and women created a semblance of family life and cultural heritage.Ó ÑMary Warner Marien, Christian Science Monitor<br />Wilma King argues that childhood was stolen from these childrenÑthey were forced into the workplace at an early age, subjected to arbitrary plantation authority and punishment, and were separated from family. King follows the slave childÕs experience through work, play and leisure, education, socialization, resistance to slavery, And The transition to freedom. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 94049163 |
| ISBN | 9780253211866 |
| ISBN | 0253211867 (Trade Paper) Out of Print |
| Standard identifier# | 9780253211866 |
| Stock number | 00012826 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |