The Education of Betsey Stockton: An Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom

by Gregory Nobles

Book Overview

A perceptive and inspiring biography of an extraordinary woman born into slavery who, through grit and determination, became a historic social and educational leader.

The life of Betsey Stockton (ca. 1798-1865) is a remarkable story of a Black woman's journey from slavery to emancipation, from antebellum New Jersey to the Hawai'ian Islands, and from her own self-education to a lifetime of teaching others--all told against the backdrop...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022669772X
• ISBN13: 9780226697727
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"