Remaking Respectability

Remaking Respectability
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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 0807849669
ISBN-13 : 9780807849668
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Book Synopsis Remaking Respectability by : Victoria W. Wolcott

Download or read book Remaking Respectability written by Victoria W. Wolcott and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remaking Respectability: African American Women in Interwar Detroit


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