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Disowning slavery : gradual emancipation and "race" in New England, 1780-1860 / Joanne Pope Melish.
LIBRA E445.N5 M44 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Melish, Joanne Pope.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Antislavery movements--New England--History--18th century.
- Antislavery movements.
- Antislavery movements--New England--History--19th century.
- African Americans--Civil rights--New England--History--18th century.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Civil rights--New England--History--19th century.
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation--New England--History--18th century.
- Enslaved persons.
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation--New England--History--19th century.
- Race relations.
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation.
- History.
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation--British colonies.
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation--French colonies.
- African Americans--Civil rights.
- New England--Race relations.
- New England.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- Following the abolition of slavery in New England, white citizens seemed to forget that it had ever existed there. Drawing on a wide array of primary sources--from slaveowners' diaries to children's daybooks to racist broadsides--Joanne Pope Melish reveals not only how northern society changed but how its perceptions changed, and how the collective amnesia about local slavery's existence became a significant component of New England regional identity. 9 photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0801434130
- 0801484375
- OCLC:
- 38042915
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