Beyond the Boundaries of Childhood: African American Children in the Antebellum North / Crystal Lynn Webster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Webster, Crystal Lynn, author.

Series:

The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture

The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American youth--Social conditions--19th century.

African American youth.

African American children--Social conditions--19th century.

African American children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]

Summary:

"For all that is known about the depth and breadth of African American history, we still understand surprisingly little about the lives of African American children, particularly those affected by northern emancipation. But hidden in institutional records, school primers and penmanship books, biographical sketches, and unpublished documents is a rich archive that reveals the social and affective worlds of northern Black children. Drawing evidence from the urban centers of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, Crystal Webster's innovative research yields a powerful new history of African American childhood before the Civil War"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction. The Intersections of Race and Age: Toward a New Approach to Black Childhood

Chapter One. Fugitive Play: The Imaginative World of Northern Black Childhood

Chapter Two. Inside the Walls of Childhood: Antebellum Institutions for Black Children

Chapter Three. At Work: From Enslavement to Indentured Servitude

Chapter Four. In School: The Journey to the Classroom and Equal Education

Chapter Five. The World Their Parents Made: Activism and Discourse of Black Parents and Mothers

Epilogue. From Stephen Ricks to Tamir Rice: Old and New Boundaries of Childhood

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798890851024

9781469663241

1469663244

9781469663258

1469663252

OCLC:

1249439226