Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American Tapa blanda - 1998
de Jean-Robert Cadet; Introduction by Cynthia Nassano Cadet
Descripción de contraportada
African slaves in Haiti emancipated themselves from French rule in 1804 and created the first independent black republic in the Western Hemisphere. But they reinstituted slavery for the most vulnerable members of Haitian society - the children of the poor - by using them as unpaid servants to the wealthy. These children were - and still are - restavecs, a French term whose literal meaning of "staying with" disguises the unremitting labor, abuse, and denial of education that characterizes the children's lives. In this memoir, Jean Robert Cadet recounts the harrowing story of his youth as a restavec, as well as his inspiring climb to middle-class American life. He vividly describes what it was like to be an unwanted illegitimate child "staying with" a well-to-do family whose physical and emotional abuse was sanctioned by Haitian society. He also details his subsequent life in the United States, where, despite American racism, he put himself through college and found success in the Army, in business, and finally in teaching.
Detalles
- Título Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American
- Autor Jean-Robert Cadet; Introduction by Cynthia Nassano Cadet
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición 1st
- Páginas 200
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial University of Texas Press, Austin, TX
- Fecha de publicación January 1, 1998
- ISBN 9780292712034 / 0292712030
- Peso 0.59 libras (0.27 kg)
- Dimensiones 8.42 x 5.45 x 0.59 pulgadas (21.39 x 13.84 x 1.50 cm)
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Temas
- Cultural Region: Caribbean
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Haiti - Social conditions, Cincinnati (Ohio) - Biography
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 97-4832
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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