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Girl in black and white : the story of Mary Mildred Williams and the abolition movement

Presents the story of slave Mary Mildred Williams, whose fair-skinned appearance rendered her the poster child of the American abolitionist movement and influenced the line where white sympathy was drawn and recognized.

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Main Author: Morgan-Owens, Jessie, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects and Genres:
Williams, Mary Mildred, > 1847-1921.
Williams, Mary Mildred, > 1847-1921 > Family.
Enslaved children > United States > Biography.
Enslaved persons > United States > Biography.
Photographs > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Colorism > United States.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Racism > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
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Summary: Presents the story of slave Mary Mildred Williams, whose fair-skinned appearance rendered her the poster child of the American abolitionist movement and influenced the line where white sympathy was drawn and recognized.
Physical Description: 324 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-309) and index.
ISBN: 9780393609240 (hardcover)
0393609243 (hardcover)

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