The Secret Trust of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault: The Life and Trials of a Free Woman of Color in Antebellum Georgia
by Janice L. Sumler-Edmond
University of Arkansas Press, 2008
Cloth: 978-1-55728-880-6 | eISBN: 978-1-61075-368-5
Library of Congress Classification F294.S2S86 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification 975.872403092
ABOUT THIS BOOK
In this fascinating biography set in nineteenth-century Savannah, Georgia, Janice L. Sumler-Edmond resurrects the life and times of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault, a free woman of color whose story was until now lost to historical memory. It’s a story that informs our understanding of the antebellum South as we watch this widowed matriarch navigate the social, economic, and political complexities to create a legacy for her family.
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