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Newport Gardner's anthem : a story of slavery, struggle, and survival in early America / Edward E. Andrews.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks URI E444 .A52 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Andrews, Edward E., 1979- Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gardner, Newport, approximately 1750-1826.
- Gardner, Newport.
- Free African Americans--History--18th century.
- Free African Americans.
- Africans--Rhode Island--Biography.
- Africans.
- Enslaved persons--Rhode Island--Biography.
- Enslaved persons.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 230 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "This book explores the life of Newport Gardner, a West African who was enslaved and sent to Newport, Rhode Island. In the post-Revolutionary years, he attained his freedom and became a major Black community leader"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Two Newports
- A lottery ticket and a court case
- Newport Gardner and the African benevolent societies
- Of sound and spirit
- The vine.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version Andrews, Edward E., 1979- Newport Gardner's anthem
- ISBN:
- 9781501783548
- 1501783548
- OCLC:
- 1481723664
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