Summary Of The Life Of Clara Brown

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Summary: The main argument of this chapter is the ability of a black woman to surpass the social barriers of a racial frontier and partake in the frontier experience despite circumstances. The chapter explores the life of Clara Brown, a former slave that migrated to Colorado, in hopes of a better future and reunion with her daughter. The chapter covers her life from birth into a slavery, marriage, loss of her family at the slave podiums, the abolishment of slavery , expansion in the west, and reunion with her daughter. It provides a broad outlook of her life supported with specific details as well as background information about the time and obstacles a black woman had to overcome to reach the frontier.
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