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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The item The invisible line : three American families and the secret journey from Black to white, Daniel J. Sharfstein represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
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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 p., [16] p. 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
-
- Miscegenation -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Case studies
- Race -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Race awareness -- United States -- Case studies
- Gibson family
- Spencer family
- United States -- Race relations -- Case studies
- Walls family
- Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States -- 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
- Dewey number
- 305.800973
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- genealogical tables
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E184.A1
- LC item number
- S5724 2011
- 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
- Bar code
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- 31223094384881
- 31223094384873
- 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
-
- 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
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 396 p., [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9781594202827
- Lccn
- 2010029647
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill., geneal. tables
- System control number
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- 650210744
- (OCoLC)650210744
- Label
- The invisible line : three American families and the secret journey from Black to white, Daniel J. Sharfstein
- Bar code
-
- 31223094384881
- 31223094384873
- 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
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 396 p., [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9781594202827
- Lccn
- 2010029647
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill., geneal. tables
- System control number
-
- 650210744
- (OCoLC)650210744
Subject
- Miscegenation -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Case studies
- Race -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Race awareness -- United States -- Case studies
- Gibson family
- Spencer family
- United States -- Race relations -- Case studies
- Walls family
- Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States -- Case studies
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