Between freedom and equality : the history of an African American family in Washington, DC / Barbara Boyle Torrey and Clara Myrick Green.

"Between Freedom and Equality begins with the life of Capt. George Pointer, an enslaved African who purchased his freedom in 1793 while working for George Washington's Potomac Company. Authors Barbara Boyle Torrey and Clara Myrick Green then follow the lives of five generations of Pointer's descenda...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Torrey, Barbara Boyle (Author) Green, Clara Myrick (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Pointer, George, > 1773-1832. Pointer, George, > 1773-1832 > Family. African Americans > Washington (D.C.) > Biography. Washington (D.C.) > Biography. Washington (D.C.) > History. African Americans. Families. Washington (D.C.) Biographies. History.
Genre:	Biography. Biographies. History.
Physical Description:	xxxiii, 242 pages : illustrations, maps, facsimile, genealogical table ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

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