Harris Leslie M.
Harris Leslie M. - In The Shadow Of Slavery African Americans In New York City 1626 - 1863 - Paperback
Harris Leslie M. - In The Shadow Of Slavery African Americans In New York City 1626 - 1863 - Paperback
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Description: A new edition of a classic work revealing the little - known history of African Americans in New York City before Emancipation. The popular understanding of the history of slavery in America almost entirely ignores the institution's extensive reach in the North. But the cities of the North were built by and became the home of tens of thousands of enslaved African Americans many of whom would continue to live there as free people after Emancipation. In the Shadow of Slavery reveals the history of African Americans in the nation's largest metropolis New York City. Leslie M. Harris draws on travel accounts autobiographies newspapers literature and organizational records to extend prior studies of racial discrimination. She traces the undeniable impact of African Americans on class distinctions politics and community formation by offering vivid portraits of the lives and aspirations of countless black New Yorkers. This new edition includes an afterword by the author addressing subsequent research and the ongoing arguments over how slavery and its legacy should be taught memorialized and acknowledged by governments.
Title: In The Shadow Of Slavery African Americans In New York City 1626 - 1863
Author(s): Harris Leslie M.
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press
Barcode: 9780226824871
Pages: 400 Pages, 31 Halftones
Publication Date: 11/29/2023
Series: Historical Studies of Urban America
Category: History
Description: A new edition of a classic work revealing the little - known history of African Americans in New York City before Emancipation. The popular understanding of the history of slavery in America almost entirely ignores the institution's extensive reach in the North. But the cities of the North were built by and became the home of tens of thousands of enslaved African Americans many of whom would continue to live there as free people after Emancipation. In the Shadow of Slavery reveals the history of African Americans in the nation's largest metropolis New York City. Leslie M. Harris draws on travel accounts autobiographies newspapers literature and organizational records to extend prior studies of racial discrimination. She traces the undeniable impact of African Americans on class distinctions politics and community formation by offering vivid portraits of the lives and aspirations of countless black New Yorkers. This new edition includes an afterword by the author addressing subsequent research and the ongoing arguments over how slavery and its legacy should be taught memorialized and acknowledged by governments.
Title: In The Shadow Of Slavery African Americans In New York City 1626 - 1863
Author(s): Harris Leslie M.
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press
Barcode: 9780226824871
Pages: 400 Pages, 31 Halftones
Publication Date: 11/29/2023
Series: Historical Studies of Urban America
Category: History
