Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends: Letters from Rebecca Primus of Royal Oak, Maryland, and Addie Brown of Hartford, Connecticut, 1854-1868-Quality Guarantee

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Title: Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends: Letters from Rebecca Primus of Royal Oak, Maryland, and Addie Brown of Hartford, Connecticut, 1854-1868

Author: Farah Jasmine Griffin

ISBN: 9780679451280

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 1999

Binding: Paperback

Language: English

Edition: First Edition

Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Publisher : Lost history is found in this rare collection of letters describing the political and personal forces that shaped the lives of two extraordinary women.

Rebecca Primus’s letters reveal her confrontations with southern prejudice, her struggles to educate freed men and women, the politics of Reconstruction, and everyday events. Addie Brown’s correspondence tells of the other side of black life: the struggle to earn a living, self-education, and growing political consciousness.

The intimate letters of these two spirited and intelligent women combined with Griffin’s insightful notes and commentary also reveal ambition, frustration, pride, and shared passion, offering an unprecedented piece of American history.