Between Freedom and Equality
Barbara Boyle Torrey, Clara Myrick Green, James Fisher, Tanya Gaskins Hardy · 2021
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About the book
"Between Freedom and Equality begins with the life of Capt. George Pointer, an enslaved African who purchased his freedom in 1793 while working for George Washington's Potomac Company. Authors Barbara Boyle Torrey and Clara Myrick Green then follow the lives of five generations of Pointer's descendants as they lived and worked on the banks of the Potomac, in the port of Georgetown, and in a rural corner of the nation's capital. By tracing the story of one family and their experiences, Between Freedom and Equality offers a moving and inspiring look at the challenges that free African Americans have faced in Washington, DC, since before the district's founding ..."--
Book details
- Year
- 2021
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 242
- ISBN
- 9781647120818
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