Title Crafting lives : African American artisans in New Bern, North Carolina, 1770-1900 / Catherine W. Bishir

Published Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource Contents The Setting : New Bern from the Colonial Period to 1900 -- The Fruits of Honest Industry : Black Artisans in New Bern's "Golden Age," 1770-1830 -- Hundreds of Fine Artisans : Leaving and Staying, 1830-1861 -- Worthy to Be Free, Worthy to Be Respected : Civil War, Union Occupation, and Presidential Reconstruction, 1862-1866 -- We Can and Will Do More : Artisans and Citizens, 1867-1900 Summary From the colonial period onward, Black artisans in southern cities - thousands of free and enslaved carpenters, coopers, dressmakers, blacksmiths, saddlers, shoemakers, bricklayers, shipwrights, cabinetmakers, tailors, and others - played vital roles in their communities. Yet only a very few Black craftspeople have gained popular and scholarly attention. The author remedies this oversight by offering an in-depth portrayal of urban African American artisans in the small but important port city of New Bern. In so doing, she highlights the community's often unrecognized importance in the history of nineteenth-century black life. Drawing upon myriad sources, the author brings to life men and women who employed their trade skills, sense of purpose, and community relationships to work for liberty and self-sufficiency, to establish and protect their families, and to assume leadership in churches and associations and in New Bern's dynamic political life during and after the Civil War. Focusing on their words and actions, this book provides an understanding of urban southern black artisans' unique place in the larger picture of American artisan identity.--description provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject African American artisans -- New Bern -- History -- 19th century Artisans -- North Carolina -- New Bern -- History -- 19th century African Americans -- North Carolina -- New Bern -- History -- 19th century HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. African American artisans African Americans Artisans SUBJECT New Bern (N.C.) -- History -- 19th century Subject North Carolina -- New Bern Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781469611785 1469611783 9781469608761 1469608766

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