Death or liberty [[electronic resource] ] : African Americans and revolutionary America / / Douglas R. Egerton

• Autore: Egerton Douglas R
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.30896
• Soggetto topico: African Americans - History - 18th century; Slavery - United States - History - 18th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 African Americans
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-332) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; PROLOGUE: The Trials of William Lee: A Life in the Age of Revolution; ONE: Equiano's World: The British Atlantic Empire in 1763; TWO: Richard's Cup: Slavery and the Coming of the Revolution; THREE: The Transformation of Colonel Tye: Black Combatants and the war; FOUR: Quok Walker's Suit: Emancipation in the North; FIVE: Absalom's ""Meritorious Service"": Antislavery in the Upper South; SIX: Captain Vesey's Cargo: Continuity in Georgia and the Carolinas; SEVEN: Mum Bett Takes a Name: The Emergence of Free Black Communities ; EIGHT: Harry Washington's Atlantic Crossings: The Migrations of Black LoyalistsNINE: A Suspicion Only: Racism in the Early Republic; TEN: Eli Whitney's Cotton Engine: Expansion and Rebellion; EPILOGUE: General Gabriel's Flag: Unsuccessful Coda to the Revolution; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Prologue: The Trials of William Lee: A Life in the Age of Revolution. 1. Equiano's World: The British Atlantic Empire in 1763. 2. Richard's Cup: Slavery and the Coming of the Revolution. 3. The Transformation of Colonel Tye: Black Combatants and the War. 4. Quok Walker's Suit: Emancipation in the North. 5. Absalom's ""Meritorious Service"": Antislavery in the Upper South. 6. Captain Vesey's Cargo: Continuity in the Carolinas and Caribbean. 7. Mum Bett Takes a Name: The Emergence of Free Black Communities. 8. Harry Washington's Atlantic Crossings: The Migrations of Black Loyalists. 9. A Suspici
• Titolo autorizzato: Death or liberty
• ISBN: 1-281-92549-7; 9786611925499; 0-19-971923-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454270303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II