Once we were slaves : the extraordinary journey of a multiracial Jewish family / Laura Arnold Leibman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leibman, Laura Arnold, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moses, Sarah Brandon, 1798-1828.

Moses, Sarah Brandon.

Bridgetown (Barbados)--Biography.

Bridgetown (Barbados).

New York (N.Y.)--Biography.

New York (N.Y.).

Jews--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.

Jews.

Jews--Barbados--Bridgetown--History--19th century.

Multiracial people--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.

Multiracial people.

Multiracial people--Barbados--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

'Once We Were Slaves' tells the story of a brother and sister who were born enslaved Christians in Barbados yet ended up among the wealthiest white Jews in New York. Tracing the siblings' extraordinary journey throughout the Atlantic world, Leibman examines artifacts they left behind, family heirlooms, and official documents to show how this transformation was possible.

Contents:

cover

Once We Were Slaves

Copyright

Contents

Preface

1. Origins (Bridgetown, 1793-​1798)

2. From Slave to Free (Bridgetown, 1801)

3. From Christian to Jew (Suriname, 1811-​1812)

4. The Tumultuous Island (Bridgetown, 1812-​1817)

5. Synagogue Seats (New York and Philadelphia, 1793-​1818)

6. The Material of Race (London, 1815-​1817)

7. Voices of Rebellion (Bridgetown, 1818-​1824)

8. A Woman of Valor (New York, 1817-​1819)

9. This Liberal City (Philadelphia, 1818-​1833)

10. Feverish Love (New York, 1819-​1830)

11. When I Am Gone (New York, Barbados, London, 1830-​1847)

12. Legacies (New York and Beyond, 1839-​1860)

Epilogue (1942-​2021)

Acknowledgments

Family Trees

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-753049-4

0-19-753062-1

0-19-753048-6

OCLC:

1246676460