
Beyond the Boundaries of Childhood
African American Children in the Antebellum North
Crystal Lynn Webster
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 04/2021
Pages: 208
Subject: History, Social Science
Print ISBN: 9781469663234
eBook ISBN: 9781469663241
DESCRIPTION
Reading her sources against the grain, Webster reveals a complex reality for antebellum Black children. Lacking societal status, they nevertheless found meaningful agency as historical actors, making the most of the limited freedoms and possibilities they enjoyed.
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