Of blood and sweat : Black lives and the making of White power and wealth / Clyde W. Ford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ford, Clyde W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Economic conditions.

African Americans.

African Americans--History.

African Americans--History--1863-1877.

Slavery--Economic aspects--United States--History.

Slavery.

Income distribution--United States.

Income distribution.

Racism--Economic aspects--United States.

Racism.

Equality--Economic aspects--United States.

Equality.

Wealth.

wealth.

Equality--Economic aspects.

Racism--Economic aspects.

Slavery--Economic aspects.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

405 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Black lives and the making of White power and wealth

Place of Publication:

New York : Amistad, [2022]

Summary:

"Of Blood and Sweat: Black Lives and the Genesis of White Power and Wealth tells the story of how Black lives and labor created White power and wealth in agriculture, politics, jurisprudence, law enforcement, culture, medicine, financial services, and other fields. Through the lives of individual Black men and women a deeper understanding unravels of the role Blacks played, directly and indirectly, in creating American institutions of power and wealth-while never allowed full participation. Today, activists have taken the struggle for racial equity and justice to the streets. Of Blood and Sweat depicts this struggle from pre-colonial Africa through post-Civil War America and a consistent theme emerges: Trace the history of almost any major American institution of power and wealth and you'll find it was created by Black Americans, or created to control them. Painstakingly researched, and comprehensively documented, Of Blood and Sweat is a compelling look at the past with broad implications for present-day calls for racial equity, racial justice, and the abolishment of systemic racism"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Antoney and Isabell

Piracy and European Wealth

Servants or Slaves?

From Servitude to Slavery

Legislating Faith, Love, and Lust

Runaways and Rebels

A House Built on Smoke

Founding Debtors, Founding Documents

A Great White Hope

I Can't Breathe

Before the Mast

Over Coffee

Hell on Wheels

The Only Cowardly Blood

A Second American Revolution

Back Again Toward Slavery.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-389) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Jones Fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version:

Ford, Clyde W. Of blood and sweat

Online version: Ford, Clyde W. Of blood and sweat

ISBN:

9780063038516

006303851X

9780063038523

0063038528

OCLC:

1259510574