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

Title Girl in black and white the story of Mary Mildred Williams and the abolition movement
Names Morgan-Owens, Jessie.
Book Number DB095152
Title Status Active
Medium Digital Book
Annotation Due to her pale complexion, young freed slave Mary Mildred Williams became a key figure for abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner's efforts to overturn slavery. The author recounts Mary's story, its parallels to the antislavery movement, and the eventual signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Some violence and some strong language. Commercial audiobook. 2019.
Narrator Johnson, Allyson.
Local Subject Biography & Autobiography - BIO
Adult Book - AD
Adult Non-Fiction - AN
Commercial format - CF
Biography - Notable Women - BIW
Biography - Black concern - BLKB
Biography - Historical - BIH
History - HST
History, United States - HUS
History, U.S. - 20th Century - HUT
Sociology - SOC
Short Book - SH
Audience Notes Female narrator.
Contains strong language.
Contains violence.
LC Subject Antislavery movements - United States - History - 19th century
Child slaves - United States - Biography
Colorism - United States
Photographs - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century
Racism - United States - History - 19th century
Slaves - United States - Biography
United States - Race relations - History - 19th century
Nonfiction
Talking books
Downloadable books
Call Number 306.362092 B ANF
Language English
Released 2019
Publication Info Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2019 (American Printing House for the Blind, recording studio)
Original Publication Reissue of: First edition. Prince Frederick, Md. : Highbridge, [2019] 9781684418824
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