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Autore |
Harris J. William <1946-> |
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Titolo |
The hanging of Thomas Jeremiah [[electronic resource] ] : a free black man's encounter with liberty / / J. William Harris |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-35295-4 |
9786612352959 |
0-300-15569-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Free African Americans - South Carolina - Charleston - Social conditions |
Free African Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - South Carolina - Charleston |
Liberty - Political aspects - United States - History - 18th century |
Liberty - Social aspects - United States - History - 18th century |
Slavery - United States - History - 18th century |
Electronic books. |
Charleston (S.C.) Race relations 18th century |
Charleston (S.C.) Social conditions 18th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Prologue -- Chapter One. ''Slavery may truly be said to be the peculiar curse of this land'' -- Chapter Two. ''Those natural and inherent rights that we all feel, and know, as men'' -- Chapter Three. ''God will deliver his own People from Slavery'' -- Chapter Four. ''A plan, for instigating the slaves to insurrection'' -- Chapter Five. ''The Young King was about to alter the World, & set the Negroes Free'' -- Chapter Six. ''Dark, Hellish plots'' -- Chapter Seven. ''Justice is Satisfied!'' -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Abbreviations Used in the Notes -- Notes -- A Note on Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The tragic untold story of how a nation struggling for its freedom denied it to one of its own.In 1775, Thomas Jeremiah was one of fewer |
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