Brandi Clay Brimmer Claiming

Claiming Union Widowhood: Race, Respectability, and Poverty in the Post-Emancipation South Brandi Clay Brimmer analyzes the US pension system from the perspective of poor black women in the period before, during, and after the Civil War outlines the struggles of mothers, wives, and widows of black Union soldiers to claim rights in the face of unjust legislation. Autor: Brandi Clay Brimmer Wydawnictwo: Duke University Press Rok wydania: 2020 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 320 Wymiary: 22.9 x 15.2 cm Ilustracje: 8 illustrations Język: angielski ISBN: 9781478010258