Title The secret trust of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault : the life and trials of a free woman of color in antebellum Georgia / Janice L. Sumler-Edmond

Published Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 171 pages) : illustrations Series Black women writers Black women writers series Contents The Cruvelliers in Savannah -- A secret trust agreement -- Hurricanes, presidents, and the death of a matriarch -- Black Confederates -- Post-Civil War Savannah -- Betrayal and litigation -- A trail indeed -- Reversal of fortune Summary <Pre>ContentsList of Illustrations000Acknowledgments000Prologue000Chapter 1The Cruvelliers in Savannah000Chapter 2A Secret Trust Agreement000Chapter 3Hurricanes, Presidents, and the Death of a Matriarch000Chapter 4Black Confederates000Chapter 5Post-Civil War Savannah000Chapter 6Betrayal and Litigation000Chapter 7A Trail Indeed000Chapter 8Reversal of Fortune000Epilogue000Appendix000Notes000Selected Bibliography000Index000</pre> Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-160) and index Notes Print version record Subject Mirault, Aspasia Cruvellier, -1857 -- Family Mirault, Aspasia Cruvellier, -1857. SUBJECT Mirault, Aspasia Cruvellier, -1857 fast Subject African American women -- Georgia -- Savannah -- Biography African Americans -- Georgia -- Savannah -- Biography Free African Americans -- Georgia -- Savannah -- Biography Trusts and trustees -- Georgia -- Savannah -- Biography Widows -- Georgia -- Savannah -- Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) HISTORY -- General. African American women African Americans Families Free African Americans Manners and customs Race relations Trusts and trustees Widows SUBJECT Savannah (Ga.) -- Biography Savannah (Ga.) -- History -- 19th century Savannah (Ga.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century Savannah (Ga.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Subject Georgia -- Savannah Genre/Form History Biographies Form Electronic book LC no. 2008013233 ISBN 9781610753685 1610753682

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