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In the shadow of slavery : African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863
Title
In the shadow of slavery : African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863 / Leslie M. Harris ; with a new afterword by the author.
ISBN
9780226824864
0226824861
9780226824857
Edition
[First edition, enlarged].
Publication
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource : maps.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Berlin Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
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Variant and related titles
African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863.
De Gruyter University Press eBook 2024.
Other formats
Print version: Harris, Leslie M. (Leslie Maria), 1965- In the shadow of slavery. First edition, enlarged. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2023
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 14, 2024
Series
Historical studies of urban America
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Slavery in Colonial New York
The Struggle against Slavery in Revolutionary and Early National New York
Creating a Free Black Community in New York City during the Era of Emancipation
Free but Unequal: The Limits of Emancipation
Keeping Body and Soul Together: Charity Workers and Black Activism in Postemancipation New York City
The Long Shadow of Southern Slavery: Radical Abolitionists and Black Political Activism against Slavery and Racism
"Pressing Forward to Greater Perfection": Radical Abolitionists, Black Labor, and Black Working-Class Activism after 1840
"Rulers of the Five Points": Blacks, Irish Immigrants, and Amalgamation
The Failures of the City.
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Walter de Gruyter & Co. University of Chicago Press Complete 2024.
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