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Between Freedom and Equality: The History of an African American Family in Washington, DC
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Black American HistoryGenealogy & HeraldryRegional: Middle Atlantic
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ISBN13: 9781647120818
Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr
Published: Jun 14 2021
Pages: 184
Weight: 1.35
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.70 Depth: 9.60
Language: English
Between Freedom and Equality follows George Pointer-an enslaved African who purchased his freedom in 1793-and six generations of his descendants as they lived and worked in Washington, DC, granting the family their long-overdue place in American history.
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