Afro-Americans in Antebellum Boston

An Analysis of Probate Records
1. Auflage 1993
ISBN: 978-0-8153-1194-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 334 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

Reihe: Studies in African American History and Culture

First published in 1993. The probate records of antebellum black Bostonians offer an ideal opportunity to compare the literature to a primary source, both in terms of content and method. Critical reviews of the scholarship, first, on black social history and, then, on probate inventories as historic sources precede an examination of the probate records themselves and a comparison of the literature to probate records. The study concludes by indicating that the shortcomings of probate records arise from their leaving much mysterious or misunderstood without recourse to other sources while their strengths residei n their intimate and subtle suggestions for understanding a purportedly inarticulate population.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stapp, Carol Buchalter

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Part I Review of the Literature. Part II Analysis of the Probate Records. Part III The Lierature Vis-a-Vis the Probat Records. Appendix. Notes.

Über Autor(innen)

Carol Buchalter Stapp