Slavery in New York / edited by Ira Berlin and Leslie M. Harris.

Other author Berlin, Ira, 1941-2018
Other author Harris, Leslie M. (Leslie Maria), 1965-
Other author New-York Historical Society.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton, 2005.
Descriptionvi, 403 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits ; 21 cm
Subjects
African Americans--New York (State). --New York. --History.
Slavery--New York (State). --New York. --History.
Antislavery movements--New York (State). --New York. --History.
Enslaved persons--Emancipation. --New York (State). --New York.
Free African Americans--New York (State). --New York. --History.
African Americans--New York (State). --New York. --Social life and customs.
New York (N.Y.)--History.
New York (N.Y.)--Race relations.
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs.

Contents A world of possibilities : slavery and freedom in Dutch New Amsterdam / Christopher Moore -- The tightening vise : slavery and freedom in British New York / Jill Lepore -- Liberty and constraint : the limits of revolution / Graham Russell Gao Hodges -- The long death of slavery / Patrick Rael -- Black life in freedom : creating a popular culture / Shane White -- Black life in freedom : creating an elite culture / Carla L. Peterson -- Black life in freedom : creating a civic culture / Craig Steven Wilder -- Black abolitionism : the assault on southern slavery and the struggle for racial equality / Manisha Sinha -- Southern slavery in a free city : economy, politics, and culture / David Quigley -- Securing freedom : the challenges of Black life in Civil War New York / Iver Bernstein -- Re-creating Black New York at century's end / Marcy S. Sacks.
General note"Published in conjunction with the New-York Historical Society."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 351-381) and index.
LCCN 2005047987
ISBN1565849973 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks F128.9.B53 S55 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold