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Bearden, Jim & Butler, Linda Jean

SHADD. The Life and Times of Mary Shadd Cary

NC Press, 1977

45.00 €

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Year of publication
1977
ISBN
0919600743
Place of printing
Torornto
Author
Bearden, Jim & Butler, Linda Jean
Publishers
NC Press
Edition
1st Canadian Edition.
Keyword
Black Community in Canada Mary Shadd Cary
Binding description
S
Dust jacket
No
Binding
Softcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

Mary Ann Shadd Cary (October 9, 1823 - June 5, 1893) was an American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher, and lawyer. She was the first black woman publisher in Canada - she edited The Provincial Freeman, established in 1853. Published weekly in southern Ontario, it advocated equality, integration and self-education for black people in Canada and the United States, She was also the first black woman to attend law school in the US. 230p.illus+24p. bibliography and index. Text neat and complete, but marred by some stains along edge of pages