The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family

Name: The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family
ISBN: 9781324090847

by Kerri K. Greenidge

National Book · 2022 · Shortlist

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Liveright PublishingOctober 11, 2022Biography & Memoir History NonfictionISBN 9781324090847

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography	2022	Shortlist

About This Book

Kerri K. Greenidge's family biography traces the Grimké dynasty — including the white abolitionist sisters Sarah and Angelina and their enslaved nephew Archibald — to illuminate the tangled legacies of race, gender, and power in America. Shortlisted for the NBCC Award.

About the Author

Kerri K. GreenidgeAmerican

Kerri K. Greenidge is an award-winning American historian and Mellon Associate Professor at Tufts University, specializing in African American and diasporic history of New England, where she co-directs the African American Trail Project. University. Read more →