Slavery, freedom & culture among early American workers / Graham Russell Hodges.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hodges, Graham Russell, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--New York (State)--New York Region--History--18th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--New York (State)--New York Region--History--19th century.

African Americans--New York (State)--New York Region--Social conditions.

Slavery--New York (State)--New York Region--History--18th century.

Slavery.

Slavery--New York (State)--New York Region--History--19th century.

Working class--New York (State)--New York Region--History.

Working class.

Labor--New York (State)--New York Region--History.

Labor.

History.

Social conditions.

New York Region--History--1775-1865.

New York Region.

New York (State).

Physical Description:

xi, 185 pages : map ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Slavery, freedom & culture

Slavery, freedom and culture among early American workers

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [1998]

Summary:

Covering a chronological span from the seventeenth century to the Civil War, the book reunites black and labor history, including such major topics as the formation of slavery in the North, the American Revolution, blacks and the Workingmen's Movement, and interracial marriage before the Civil War. This book provides fascinating reading for students of American history, labor history, urban history, and black history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-178) and index.

ISBN:

0765601125

0765601133

OCLC:

38130544