In this nuanced; sympathetic interpretation of two extraordinary lives; Maria Diedrich acquaints us with an important and little-known relationship. Ottilie Assing; an intrepid German journalist; met and interviewed Frederick Douglass in 1856; and it was an encounter that transformed the lives of both. Diedrich reveals in fascinating detail their intimate twenty-eight-year relationship; their shared intellectual and cultural interests; and their work together on Douglass's abolitionist writings. Love Across Color Lines is a profound meditation on nineteenth-century racial; class; and national boundaries; and offers new insights into the career of a preeminent American leader.
#1456087 in Books The University of North Carolina Press 2011-02-01 2011-02-01Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.20 x .98 x 6.10l; 1.27 #File Name: 0807872024392 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A very interesting book!By Deven BlackThis is the story of how the intersection of and conflict between a racist plantation-owning US Senator; James Eastland of Mississippi; and a poorly educated sharecropper; Fannie Lou Hamer; changed the Democratic Party and America. The story is told with tremendous detail and that detail can be overwhelming and distracting at times; particularly when the author diverges into intricate explanation of the earliest settlements and the minutia of the Delta cotton economy.The book's most dynamic and interesting character; Ms. Hamer; shows up far too late in the narrative; but when she does appear the book regains much of the compelling storyline that it should have throughout.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Compelling read. Remarkably relevant. Yet deeply informative about ...By ElizabethCompelling read. Remarkably relevant. Yet deeply informative about the reality of life in Sunflower County Mississippi in the 1950's and 1960's.Asch is a clear and thoughtful writer. He lets the dreadful facts speak for themselves.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Opens your eyes about what went on in the south ...By Steve LarsonOpens your eyes about what went on in the south; especially Mississippi. I was able to visit some of the places in the book. Fannie Lou Hamers memorial park was well done.
