@article{428688,
      recid = {428688},
      author = {Asher, Brad,},
      title = {Cecelia and Fanny the remarkable friendship between an  escaped slave and her former mistress / [electronic  resource] :},
      publisher = {University Press of Kentucky,},
      address = {Lexington, Ky. :},
      pages = {1 online resource (xi, 227 p.) :},
      year = {2011},
      note = {Description based on print version record.},
      abstract = {Cecelia was a fifteen-year-old slave when she accompanied  her mistress, Frances "Fanny" Thruston Ballard, on a  holiday trip to Niagara Falls. During their stay, Cecelia  crossed the Niagara River and joined the free black  population of Canada. Although documented relationships  between freed or escaped slaves and their former owners are  rare, the discovery of a cache of letters from the former  slave owner to her escaped slave confirms this  extraordinary link between two urban families over several  decades. Cecelia and Fanny: The Remarkable Friendship  between an Escaped Slave and Her Former Mistress is a  fascinating look at race relations in  mid-nineteenth-century Louisville, Kentucky, focusing on  the experiences of these two families during the seismic  social upheaval wrought by the emancipation of four million  African Americans. Far more than the story of two families,  Cecelia and Fanny delves into the history of Civil War-era  Louisville. Author Brad Asher details the cultural roles  assigned to the two women and provides a unique view of  slavery in an urban context, as opposed to the rural  plantations more often examined by historians.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/428688},
}