Labor of love, labor of sorrow

By Jacqueline Jones

Subjects: Employment, Women, African Americans, African American women, Vrouwenarbeid, Slavery, Family, Histoire, Afro-American women, Gezin, African American families, Familles noires américaines, Familles négro-américaines, Noires américaines, Travail, Negers, Afro-American families, History

Description: An historical study of the roles of Black women examines the weight of racial prejudice and sexual discrimination on the dual responsibilities of Black women as bread winners and guardians of family and community stability.