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A Black Woman's Odyssey - Prince, Nancy, and Walters, Ronald G (Introduction by)
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Memories of Africa, pre-civil war New England, political turmoil in Russia, the end of slavery in Jamaica, and Caribbean pirates; an intrepid black woman experiences many turning points in world history. Nancy Prince paints a blunt picture of the struggle of free blacks to make a living in the North. When Boston failed to provide her with a livable wage, she and her husband found employment on a boat bound for Russia. A black household servant was a rare commodity in the land of the czars, and Prince was well compensated in ...

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A Black Woman's Odyssey 2009, Markus Wiener Publishers, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9781558760196

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