Reviews

Finding Charity's Folk: Enslaved and Free Black Women in Maryland by Jessica Millward

mishasbooknook's review against another edition

4.0

This is a short but effective look at how black women navigated enslavement and freedom in Maryland. Utilizing a wealth of archival sources, Millward does an excellent job of framing her analysis within and with the narrative of Charity Folks’ life.

teriboop's review against another edition

3.0

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.