Amrita Chakrabarti Myers is the Ruth N. Halls Associate Professor of History and gender studies at Indiana University Bloomington. She is the author of Forging Freedom: Black Women and the Pursuit of Liberty in Antebellum Charleston.
The [fascinating] story of a remarkable woman who experienced
freedom and slavery simultaneously . . . . Myers has conducted
arduous research, and she ably introduces a little-known yet
important figure in American history . . . . A valuable addition to
antebellum history."—Kirkus Reviews
Illuminating . . . . Myers painstakingly pieces together this
long-hidden history. The result is a revealing exploration of the
intersection of race, gender, power, and property in 18th-century
America."—Publishers Weekly
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