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- catalog abstract ""In the late 1980s, author DeEtta Demaratus stumbled across a story that wouldn't leave her alone. She had been intending to write an article about Biddy Mason, a former slave who, at the time of her death in 1891, had become a well-known philanthropist and one of the wealthiest African American women in California. But at an exhibit honoring Biddy, Demaratus inexplicably knew that the documented history about Biddy was inaccurate and should be corrected. "I came to believe, " she says, "that an exchange was made between me and the past, that an invitation was extended." The Force of a Feather is the result of that invitation." "Woven through the historical narrative of Biddy and Hannah and the dramatic account of the trial itself is the compelling chronicle of Demaratus's personal journey to confront issues of race and prejudice in her own history. Testifying to the ineffable connections we share as human beings, The Force of a Feather is not only the history of a woman's quest for dignity, but the story of a woman's search for truth - in the historical record and in herself."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12485412.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""In the late 1980s, author DeEtta Demaratus stumbled across a story that wouldn't leave her alone. She had been intending to write an article about Biddy Mason, a former slave who, at the time of her death in 1891, had become a well-known philanthropist and one of the wealthiest African American women in California. But at an exhibit honoring Biddy, Demaratus inexplicably knew that the documented history about Biddy was inaccurate and should be corrected. "I came to believe, " she says, "that an exchange was made between me and the past, that an invitation was extended." The Force of a Feather is the result of that invitation." "Woven through the historical narrative of Biddy and Hannah and the dramatic account of the trial itself is the compelling chronicle of Demaratus's personal journey to confront issues of race and prejudice in her own history. Testifying to the ineffable connections we share as human beings, The Force of a Feather is not only the history of a woman's quest for dignity, but the story of a woman's search for truth - in the historical record and in herself."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-235).".
- catalog description "The dream -- White woman running -- The writ -- Meeting Mississippi -- The verdict -- Getting to the right state -- The promise -- Five codas -- The letter.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 235 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Force of a feather.".
- catalog identifier "087480714X".
- catalog isFormatOf "Force of a feather.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press,".
- catalog relation "Force of a feather.".
- catalog spatial "California Los Angeles County".
- catalog spatial "California Los Angeles County.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "306.6/62/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "African American women Biography.".
- catalog subject "E444.M38 D46 2002".
- catalog subject "Freedmen United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Habeas corpus California Los Angeles County.".
- catalog subject "Mason, Biddy, 1818-1891 Trials, litigation, etc.".
- catalog subject "Mason, Biddy, 1818-1891.".
- catalog subject "Slaves United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Women philanthropists California Los Angeles County Biography.".
- catalog subject "Women slaves United States Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The dream -- White woman running -- The writ -- Meeting Mississippi -- The verdict -- Getting to the right state -- The promise -- Five codas -- The letter.".
- catalog title "The force of a feather : the search for a lost story of slavery and freedom / DeEtta Demaratus.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "Trials, litigation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".