"We are who we say we are" : a Black family's search for home across the Atlantic world / Mary Frances Berry.

"Supplement text for courses in African-American History and History of Immigration. The Afro-Creole story offers a unique historical lens through which to understand the issues of migration, immigration, passing, identity and color - forces that still shape American society today"--Provided by publ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berry, Mary Frances
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Snaer, Louis Antoine, > 1842-1917 > Family.
African American families > Biography.
Free African Americans > Biography.
Creoles > America > Biography.
African Americans > Genealogy.
African Americans > Race identity.
Black people > America > Migrations > History.
Passing (Identity) > America > History.
New Orleans (La.) > Biography.
California > Biography.
Genre:
Biography.
Genealogy.
Physical Description:xviii, 206 pages : illustrations, maps
Format: Book
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Summary:
"Supplement text for courses in African-American History and History of Immigration. The Afro-Creole story offers a unique historical lens through which to understand the issues of migration, immigration, passing, identity and color - forces that still shape American society today"--Provided by publisher.
Call Number:E185.96 .B47 2015
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199978335 (paperback : acid-free paper)
0199978336 (paperback : acid-free paper)