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In the shadow of slavery : African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863 / Leslie M. Harris.
Van Pelt Library F128.9.N4 H37 2003
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harris, Leslie M. (Leslie Maria), 1965-
- Series:
- Historical studies of urban America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National Book Committee.
- African Americans--New York (State)--New York--History.
- African Americans.
- Race relations.
- History.
- New York (N.Y.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- New York (N.Y.).
- New York (N.Y.)--History--1775-1865.
- New York (N.Y.)--Race relations--History.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 380 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Slavery in Colonial New YorkChapter 2: The Struggle against Slavery in Revolutionary and Early National New YorkChapter 3: Creating a Free Black Community in New York City during the Era of EmancipationChapter 4: Free but Unequal: The Limits of EmancipationChapter 5: Keeping Body and Soul Together: Charity Workers and Black Activism in Post-emancipation New York CityChapter 6: The Long Shadow of Southern Slavery: Radical Abolitionists and Black Political Activism against Slavery and RacismChapter 7: "Pressing Forward to Greater Perfection": Radical Abolitionists, Black Labor, and Black Working-Class Activism after 1840Chapter 8: "Rulers of the Five Points": Blacks, Irish Immigrants, and AmalgamationChapter 9: The Failures of the CityPostscriptNotesWorks ConsultedIndex
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-362) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0226317749
- OCLC:
- 50143193
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