{"product_id":"sally-hemings-given-her-time-paperback","title":"Sally Hemings: Given Her Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeigh Fought\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSally Hemings: Given Her Time\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting, concise biography tells that tells the extraordinary tale of Sally Hemings, mother of Thomas Jefferson's enslaved children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn on the eve of the American Revolution, the war hung over Sally Hemings' childhood. As a teenager, she travelled to Paris to witness the beginning of another revolution. There, she entered a painful bargain and became Jefferson's concubine in exchange for her children's freedom. Over thirty-six years she gave birth to seven children, buried three, and raised four, all while hoping their father would make good on his promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlacing Hemings within the history of American women and slavery, the book acts as an introduction to race, gender, slavery, and freedom in the first fifty years of the American republic. Within this context, Hemings' life demands an honest reckoning with the national foundations of race, gender, bondage, and freedom from the vantage of a woman for whom nothing was created equal and for whom life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness came with great costs. This textbook includes study questions for students to consider and documents to encourage students to engage with primary source materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSally Hemings: Given Her Time\u003c\/i\u003e is an accessible and lively read for students in women and gender studies, women's history, and African American Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeigh Fought\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, and is the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eWomen in the World of Frederick Douglass\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eSouthern Womanhood and Slavery: A Biography of Louisa S. McCord\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775974441248,"sku":"9780813347738","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c5cf0218f9bedd4a804e849bc2be421a.webp?v=1780469896","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sally-hemings-given-her-time-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}