Exiles at home : the struggle to become American in Creole New Orleans / Shirley Elizabeth Thompson.
"The experiences of New Orleans' Creoles of color crystallize the problem of living on the 'color line,' a problem that W.E.B. DuBois would articulate at the dawn of the twentieth century. Exiles at home highlights the costs and benefits of becoming American, as Creoles of color passed among various...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2009.
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| Physical Description: | 362 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Format: | Book |
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"The experiences of New Orleans' Creoles of color crystallize the problem of living on the 'color line,' a problem that W.E.B. DuBois would articulate at the dawn of the twentieth century. Exiles at home highlights the costs and benefits of becoming American, as Creoles of color passed among various racial categories and through different social spaces"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Call Number: | F379.N59 C878 2009 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-349) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674023512 067402351X |