The Grimkes: the legacy of slavery in an American family

Introduction: The two nanas

Part I: Forgetting how to weep, 1790-1840. Philadelphia, 1834 ; The misses Grimke ; The Fortens ; Alliances

Part II: The border of our seeing, 1840-1865. The Grimke-Welds ; Nancy ; Lottie ; On the Sea Islands ; The noblest blood of the South

Part III: Then awakening

remembrance, 1865-1930. Women's rights ; Archie, Frank, and John ; The pulse of the colored elite ; Nana ; Blessed are the barren

Epilogue.