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Once we were slaves : the extraordinary journey of a multiracial Jewish family / Laura Arnold Leibman.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021Description: 1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197530627 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century | Moses, Sarah Brandon, 1798-1828 | Brandon, Isaac Lopez, 1793-1855 | Brandon family | Moses family -- Barbados -- Bridgetown -- History -- 19th century | Racially mixed people -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century | Racially mixed people -- Barbados -- History -- 19th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197530474DDC classification: 974.71004924 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'Once We Were Slaves' tells the story of a brother and sister who were born enslaved Christians in Barbados yet ended up among the wealthiest white Jews in New York. Tracing the siblings' extraordinary journey throughout the Atlantic world, Leibman examines artifacts they left behind, family heirlooms, and official documents to show how this transformation was possible.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Once We Were Slaves' tells the story of a brother and sister who were born enslaved Christians in Barbados yet ended up among the wealthiest white Jews in New York. Tracing the siblings' extraordinary journey throughout the Atlantic world, Leibman examines artifacts they left behind, family heirlooms, and official documents to show how this transformation was possible.
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