Amrita Chakrabarti Myers is assistant professor of history at Indiana University-Bloomington.

What is so remarkable about this volume is Myer's attention to detail in uncovering these forgotten women's often astonishing stories and putting them in the context of the shifting laws and politics of the antebellum period. . . . This is definitely ground-breaking scholarship."--The South Carolina Historical Magazine|"A carefully argued work that makes an invaluable contribution to the larger historiography of African American women. . . . Any academic, student, local or regional scholar interested in Urban America, Women's History, Antebellum South, and African American history will find value in this study."--Southern Historian|"Myers's compelling study makes a significant contribution to this literature, drawing much-needed attention to the significance of the urban environment in shaping ideas of freedom in the pre-Civil War South and to the particularity of women's experiences."--Journal of Southern History|"Carefully researched and lucidly written."--Journal of American History|"Myers' richly-documented Forging Freedom provides a vivid portrait of [freedwomen's] lives."--Civil War Book Review|"An important contribution to the growing scholarly canon on the long-silenced voices of black women, both enslaved and free. Highly recommended. All levels/libraries."--Choice

Amrita Chakrabarti Myers is assistant professor of history at Indiana University-Bloomington.

What is so remarkable about this volume is Myer's attention to detail in uncovering these forgotten women's often astonishing stories and putting them in the context of the shifting laws and politics of the antebellum period. . . . This is definitely ground-breaking scholarship."--The South Carolina Historical Magazine|"A carefully argued work that makes an invaluable contribution to the larger historiography of African American women. . . . Any academic, student, local or regional scholar interested in Urban America, Women's History, Antebellum South, and African American history will find value in this study."--Southern Historian|"Myers's compelling study makes a significant contribution to this literature, drawing much-needed attention to the significance of the urban environment in shaping ideas of freedom in the pre-Civil War South and to the particularity of women's experiences."--Journal of Southern History|"Carefully researched and lucidly written."--Journal of American History|"Myers' richly-documented Forging Freedom provides a vivid portrait of [freedwomen's] lives."--Civil War Book Review|"An important contribution to the growing scholarly canon on the long-silenced voices of black women, both enslaved and free. Highly recommended. All levels/libraries."--Choice

Amrita Chakrabarti Myers is assistant professor of history at Indiana University-Bloomington.

What is so remarkable about this volume is Myer's attention to detail in uncovering these forgotten women's often astonishing stories and putting them in the context of the shifting laws and politics of the antebellum period. . . . This is definitely ground-breaking scholarship."--The South Carolina Historical Magazine|"A carefully argued work that makes an invaluable contribution to the larger historiography of African American women. . . . Any academic, student, local or regional scholar interested in Urban America, Women's History, Antebellum South, and African American history will find value in this study."--Southern Historian|"Myers's compelling study makes a significant contribution to this literature, drawing much-needed attention to the significance of the urban environment in shaping ideas of freedom in the pre-Civil War South and to the particularity of women's experiences."--Journal of Southern History|"Carefully researched and lucidly written."--Journal of American History|"Myers' richly-documented Forging Freedom provides a vivid portrait of [freedwomen's] lives."--Civil War Book Review|"An important contribution to the growing scholarly canon on the long-silenced voices of black women, both enslaved and free. Highly recommended. All levels/libraries."--Choice