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Parallel Worlds: The Remarkable Gibbs-Hunts and the Enduring (In)significance of Melanin
Adele Logan Alexander
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Description for Parallel Worlds: The Remarkable Gibbs-Hunts and the Enduring (In)significance of Melanin
hardcover. When William Henry Hunt married Ida Alexander Gibbs in 1904, one would have thought him quite a catch. Both William and Ida had diverse racial backgrounds, but in turn-of-the-century America, one drop of colored blood classified anyone as Negro. This title tells a story, that offers a perspective on the long and critical 'American century'. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708.
When William Henry Hunt married Ida Alexander Gibbs in the spring of 1904, one would have thought him quite a catch. His family traced its lineage back to Jamestown, and William had moved from a job on Wall Street to serving beside Ida's father as American consul to Madagascar. As for Ida, the Oberlin-educated diplomat's daughter had built a distinguished teaching career and was a social activist and world traveler. While the union between William and Ida took place in a world of refinement and privilege, however, severe restrictions were placed on their life together simply because they were African ... Read more
When William Henry Hunt married Ida Alexander Gibbs in the spring of 1904, one would have thought him quite a catch. His family traced its lineage back to Jamestown, and William had moved from a job on Wall Street to serving beside Ida's father as American consul to Madagascar. As for Ida, the Oberlin-educated diplomat's daughter had built a distinguished teaching career and was a social activist and world traveler. While the union between William and Ida took place in a world of refinement and privilege, however, severe restrictions were placed on their life together simply because they were African ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813928876
SKU
V9780813928876
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About Adele Logan Alexander
Adele Logan Alexander, Associate Professor of History at George Washington University, is the author of Ambiguous Lives: Free Women of Color in Rural Georgia, 1789-1879 and Homelands and Waterways: The American Journey of the Bond Family, 1846-1926.
Reviews for Parallel Worlds: The Remarkable Gibbs-Hunts and the Enduring (In)significance of Melanin
"Adele Alexander, in this brilliant, illuminating story of two remarkable individuals, reminds us why we must look to the past to grasp the profound depths and irrationality of racism and sexist discrimination in America and how their pernicious legacies linger to this day. This is an inspirational story of the triumph of the spirit over seemingly impossible odds." - A. ... Read more