The rising generation : gradual abolition, black legal culture, and the making of national freedom / Sarah L. H. Gronningsater.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gronningsater, Sarah L. H., author.

Series:

Early American studies.

Early American Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--History.

African Americans.

African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc--New York (State)--History.

African Americans--Political activity--New York (State)--History.

Antislavery movements--New York (State)--History.

Antislavery movements.

Enslaved persons--Emancipation--New York (State)--History.

Enslaved persons.

New York (State)--Politics and government--1775-1865.

New York (State).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2024]

Summary:

"This book chronicles the long history of emancipation in the United States through the cradle-to- grave experiences of a unique generation of black northerners. It focuses on the legal and political efforts of the "children of gradual abolition," boys and girls born in the early republican North who, as grown-ups, shaped national and state campaigns for legal equality and the end of slavery nationwide"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. Poor Law, Slave Law, and the Golden Rule

2. "To Be Born Free" . . . and Bound

3. Educating the "Rising Generation"

4. Citizenship National

5. Male and Female "Citizens of the State"

6. Antislavery Legal Culture

7. The Great Question of Equality Before the Law

EPILOGUE

ABBREVIATIONS

NOTES

INDEX

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Gronningsater, Sarah L. H. The Rising Generation

ISBN:

9781512826326

OCLC:

1440239846