Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family
E571219
Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family is Pauli Murray’s groundbreaking 1956 family memoir that intertwines personal genealogy with the broader history of race, slavery, and segregation in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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family memoir ⓘ |
| author | Pauli Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | African-American autobiographical tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | groundbreaking family memoir ⓘ |
| explores |
Black middle-class life in the South
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effects of racism on family life ⓘ mixed-race heritage ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Murray family
NERFINISHED
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Pauli Murray’s ancestors ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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autobiography ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasMainProtagonist | Pauli Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Proud Shoes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integrates |
broader U.S. racial history
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personal genealogy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedTo | civil rights discourse ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| portrays |
experiences of formerly enslaved people
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experiences of free Black people in the South ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| setting |
19th century United States
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Durham, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Crow era ⓘ |
| subject |
African-American history
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family history ⓘ genealogy ⓘ race in the United States ⓘ segregation in the United States ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| theme |
interracial ancestry
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legacy of slavery ⓘ racial identity ⓘ segregation ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Reconstruction era
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early 20th century United States ⓘ slavery era in the United States ⓘ |
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