| Description |
xiv, 335 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-324) and index. |
| Contents |
Subaltern worlds in antebellum New York -- The white republic and "workfare" : Blackwell's island -- Not white, but worthy : maternalists and the "pious poor" of the colored home -- The color of juvenile justice : the New York House of Refuge -- Celtic sisters, Saxon keepers : class, whiteness, and the women of the Hopper home -- Black voluntarism and American identities : the Howard Orphanage and Industrial School. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Public welfare -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780814740613 (cl : alk. paper) |
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0814740618 (cl : alk. paper) |
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9780814740866 (electronic bk.) |
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0814740863 (electronic bk.) |
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