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FOSTER, F. S., 'Til Death Or Distance Do Us Part. Love and Marriage in African America. Oxford University Press, 2014. 220p. Paperback. This is a challenging and important text. After deconstructing our national myths about marriage and our specific assumptions about African American marriage, Foster masterfully reconstructs the reality of marriage for enslaved black people. Rather than finding a fragile institution of transient attachments, she uncovers a legacy of love, struggle, and commitment. By choosing whom to love, how to love, and what to sacrifice, black Americans carved out space for their human selves. Their marriages contributed to decades of resistance against the dehumanizing effects of slavery. Although there is not a hint of sentimentalism, this book is truly an inspiring love story. Melissa Harris-Lacewell, author of Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought (Publisher's information). € 31.24 (New) (Printed on Demand) (approx. delivery time: 4 weeks) ISBN: 9780199389704