In the shadow of slavery : African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863

In the shadow of slavery : African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863 / Leslie M. Harris.

Author/creator	Harris, Leslie M.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Description	xii, 380 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	African Americans--New York (State) --New York --History. New York (N.Y.)--History --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. New York (N.Y.)--History --1775-1865. New York (N.Y.)--Race relations --History.

Series	Historical studies of urban America Historical studies of urban America. ^A372868
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 during the era of emancipation -- Free but unequal : the limits of emancipation -- Keeping body and soul together : charity workers and Black activism in post-emancipation 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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-362) and index.
LCCN	2002027144
ISBN	0226317749 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F128.9.B53 H37 2003	✔ Available	Place Hold