Finding Charity's Folk: Enslaved and Free Black Women in Maryland by Jessica MillwardMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is a short book that looks at how enslaved women in colonial Maryland negotiated their freedom. Although Millward follows the life of former slave Charity Folk as an example of one woman who gained freedom through manumission, she actually covers a broader history of enslaved women and their family dynamics. Millward researched a plethora of manumission records and followed Charity Folk's family throughout the ages, connecting with her descendants, as well as those of her master's.
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