{"product_id":"finding-francis-elizabeth-j-west-9781643363578","title":"Finding Francis: One Family's Journey from Slavery to Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 College Language Association Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinding Francis, finding family, freeing history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis is found. Beyond Francis, a family is found--in archival material that barely deigned to notice their existence. This is the story of Francis Sistrunk and her children, from enslavement into forced migration across South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. It spans decades before the Civil War and continues into post-emancipation America. A family story full of twists and turns, \u003ci\u003eFinding Francis\u003c\/i\u003e reclaims and honors those women who played an essential role in the historical survival and triumph of Black people during and after American slavery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth West has created a remarkable \"biohistoriography\" of everyday Black resistance, grounded in a determination to maintain enduring connections of family, kinship, and community despite the inhumanity and rapacity of slavery. There is inevitable heartbreak in these histories, but there is also an empowering strength and inspiration--the truth of these lives will indeed set us all free.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth J. West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643363573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643363578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.30w x 0.79d","brand":"Elizabeth J. West","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073103163647,"sku":"9781643363578","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17e49aa6-da20-4897-a274-85f643067baa.jpg?v=1685445831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/finding-francis-elizabeth-j-west-9781643363578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}