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Stolen childhood [electronic resource] : slave youth in nineteenth-century America / Wilma King.

By: King, Wilma, 1942-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Blacks in the diaspora. Publisher: Bloomington [Ind.] : Indiana University Press, c2011Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxiv, 512 p. : port.Subject(s): Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Child slaves -- United States -- History -- 19th century | African American families -- History -- 19th century | Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States | United States -- History -- 19th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 306.3/62083 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
In the beginning : the transatlantic trade in children of African descent -- "You know I am one man that do love my children" : slave children and youth in the family and community -- "Us ain't never idle" : the work of enslaved children and youth -- "When day is done" : the play and leisure activities of enslaved children and youth -- "Knowledge unfits a child to be a slave" : temporal and spiritual education -- "What has ever become of my presus little girl" : the traumas and tragedies of slave children and youth -- "Free at last" : the quest for freedom -- "There's a better day a-coming" : the transition from slavery to freedom.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

In the beginning : the transatlantic trade in children of African descent -- "You know I am one man that do love my children" : slave children and youth in the family and community -- "Us ain't never idle" : the work of enslaved children and youth -- "When day is done" : the play and leisure activities of enslaved children and youth -- "Knowledge unfits a child to be a slave" : temporal and spiritual education -- "What has ever become of my presus little girl" : the traumas and tragedies of slave children and youth -- "Free at last" : the quest for freedom -- "There's a better day a-coming" : the transition from slavery to freedom.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.