Passing for White Race, Religion, and the Healy Family, 1820-1920 |
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| Author:
| O'Toole, James M. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55849-417-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Massachusetts Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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The story of a mixed-race family in 19th century America, Michael Healy, a white Irish immigrant planter in Georgia; his African American slave and wife Eliza, and their nine children. Legally slaves these brothers and sisters were smuggled north prior to the Civil War to be educated.
The story of a mixed-race family in 19th century America, Michael Healy, a white Irish immigrant planter in Georgia; his African American slave and wife Eliza, and their nine children. Legally slaves these brothers and sisters were smuggled north prior to the Civil War to be educated.