Crafting Lives
African American Artisans in New Bern, North Carolina, 1770-1900
Catherine W. Bishir
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 11/2013
Pages: 392
Subject: History, Social Science
| University of North Carolina
Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9781469608761
DESCRIPTION
Drawing upon myriad sources, Bishir brings to life men and women who employed their trade skills, sense of purpose, and community relationships to work for liberty and self-sufficiency, to establish and protect their families, and to assume leadership in churches and associations and in New Bern's dynamic political life during and after the Civil War. Focusing on their words and actions, Crafting Lives provides a new understanding of urban southern black artisans' unique place in the larger picture of American artisan identity.
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