{"product_id":"til-death-or-distance-do-us-part-love-and-marriage-in-african-america-0195328523","title":"'Til Death Or Distance Do Us Part: Love and Marriage in African America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0195328523\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Foster, Frances Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConventional wisdom tells us that marriage was illegal for African Americans during the antebellum era, and that if people married at all, their vows were tenuous ones: \"until death or distance do us part.\" It is an impression that imbues beliefs about black families to this day. But it's a perception primarily based on documents produced by abolitionists, the state, or other partisans. It doesn't tell the whole story.Drawing on a trove of less well-known sources including family histories, folk stories, memoirs, sermons, and especially the fascinating writings from the Afro-Protestant Press,'Til Death or Distance Do Us Part offers a radically different perspective on antebellum love and family life.Frances Smith Foster applies the knowledge she's developed over a lifetime of reading and thinking. Advocating both the potency of skepticism and the importance of story-telling, her book shows the way toward a more genuine, more affirmative understanding of African American romance, both then and now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51667222528288,"sku":"NEW0195328523","price":37.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61123_7XF6L.jpg?v=1778961901","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/til-death-or-distance-do-us-part-love-and-marriage-in-african-america-0195328523","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}