The Resource The invisible line : three American families and the secret journey from Black to white, Daniel J. Sharfstein
The invisible line : three American families and the secret journey from Black to white, Daniel J. Sharfstein
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- Summary
- One of the nation's most accomplished historians unravels the stories of three extraordinary families from different eras in American history to represent the complexity of race in America, and to force readers to rethink assumptions about race, racism, and civil rights
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Gibson : Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1768
- Wall : Rockingham, North Carolina, 1838
- Spencer : Clay County, Kentucky, 1848
- Gibson : New Haven, Connecticut, 1850-55
- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Johnson County Kentucky, 1855
- Wall : September 1858, Oberlin, Ohio
- Civil War : Wall, Gibson, and Spencer
- Civil War : Wall & Gibson
- Gibson : February 2, 1866
- Wall : Washington, D.C., June 14, 1871
- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, 1870s
- Gibson : Washington, D.C., 1878
- Wall : Washington, D.C., January 21, 1880
- Gibson : Washington, New Orleans, and Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1888-92
- Wall : Washington, D.C., 1890-91
- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Spring 1900
- Wall : Washington, D.C., 1909
- Spencer : Home Creek, Buchanan County, Virginia 1912
- Gibson : Paris, 1931
- Wall : Freeport, Long Island, 1946
- Isbn
- 9781594202827
- Label
- The invisible line : three American families and the secret journey from Black to white
- Title
- The invisible line
- Title remainder
- three American families and the secret journey from Black to white
- Statement of responsibility
- Daniel J. Sharfstein
- Subject
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- Case studies
- Gibson family
- Gibson family
- Miscegenation -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Miscegenation -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Case studies
- Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Case studies
- Race -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Race -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Race awareness -- United States -- Case studies
- Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States -- Case studies
- Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States -- Case studies
- Spencer family
- Spencer family
- United States -- Race relations -- Case studies
- United States -- Race relations -- Case studies
- Walls family
- Walls family
- Race awareness -- United States -- Case studies
- Case studies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- One of the nation's most accomplished historians unravels the stories of three extraordinary families from different eras in American history to represent the complexity of race in America, and to force readers to rethink assumptions about race, racism, and civil rights
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sharfstein, Daniel J
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Gibson family
- Spencer family
- Walls family
- Racially mixed people
- Miscegenation
- Passing (Identity)
- Race
- Race awareness
- United States
- Label
- The invisible line : three American families and the secret journey from Black to white, Daniel J. Sharfstein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-383) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Gibson : Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1768 -- Wall : Rockingham, North Carolina, 1838 -- Spencer : Clay County, Kentucky, 1848 -- Gibson : New Haven, Connecticut, 1850-55 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Johnson County Kentucky, 1855 -- Wall : September 1858, Oberlin, Ohio -- Civil War : Wall, Gibson, and Spencer -- Civil War : Wall & Gibson -- Gibson : February 2, 1866 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., June 14, 1871 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, 1870s -- Gibson : Washington, D.C., 1878 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., January 21, 1880 -- Gibson : Washington, New Orleans, and Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1888-92 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., 1890-91 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Spring 1900 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., 1909 -- Spencer : Home Creek, Buchanan County, Virginia 1912 -- Gibson : Paris, 1931 -- Wall : Freeport, Long Island, 1946
- Control code
- 650210744
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781594202827
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2010029647
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The invisible line : three American families and the secret journey from Black to white, Daniel J. Sharfstein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-383) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Gibson : Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1768 -- Wall : Rockingham, North Carolina, 1838 -- Spencer : Clay County, Kentucky, 1848 -- Gibson : New Haven, Connecticut, 1850-55 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Johnson County Kentucky, 1855 -- Wall : September 1858, Oberlin, Ohio -- Civil War : Wall, Gibson, and Spencer -- Civil War : Wall & Gibson -- Gibson : February 2, 1866 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., June 14, 1871 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, 1870s -- Gibson : Washington, D.C., 1878 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., January 21, 1880 -- Gibson : Washington, New Orleans, and Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1888-92 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., 1890-91 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Spring 1900 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., 1909 -- Spencer : Home Creek, Buchanan County, Virginia 1912 -- Gibson : Paris, 1931 -- Wall : Freeport, Long Island, 1946
- Control code
- 650210744
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781594202827
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2010029647
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Case studies
- Gibson family
- Gibson family
- Miscegenation -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Miscegenation -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Case studies
- Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Case studies
- Race -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Race -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Race awareness -- United States -- Case studies
- Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States -- Case studies
- Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States -- Case studies
- Spencer family
- Spencer family
- United States -- Race relations -- Case studies
- United States -- Race relations -- Case studies
- Walls family
- Walls family
- Race awareness -- United States -- Case studies
- Case studies
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