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

• Autore: Harris Leslie M (Leslie Maria), <1965->
• Pubblicazione: Chicago [Illinois] : , : University of Chicago Press, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (393 pages)
• Disciplina: 305.896/07307471/09
• Soggetto topico: African Americans - New York (State) - New York - History
• Soggetto geografico: New York (N.Y.) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; New York (N.Y.) History 1775-1865; New York (N.Y.) Race relations History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-362) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction; 1. Slavery in Colonial New York; 2. The Struggle against Slavery in Revolutionary and Early National New York; 3. Creating a Free Black Community in New York City during the Era of Emancipation; 4. Free but Unequal: The Limits of Emancipation; 5. Keeping Body and Soul Together: Charity Workers and Black Activism in Post-emancipation New York City; 6. The Long Shadow of Southern Slavery: Radical Abolitionists and Black Political Activism against Slavery and Racism ; 7. "Pressing Forward to Greater Perfection": Radical Abolitionists, Black Labor, and Black Working-Class Activism after 18408. "Rulers of the Five Points": Blacks, Irish Immigrants, and Amalgamation; 9. The Failures of the City; Postscript.
• Sommario/riassunto: ""The black experience in the antebellum South has been thoroughly documented. But histories set in the North are few. In the Shadow of Slavery, then, is a big and ambitious book, one in which insights about race and class in New York City abound. Leslie Harris has masterfully brought more than two centuries of African American history back to life in this illuminating new work.""-David Roediger, author of The Wages of Whiteness.
• Titolo autorizzato: In the shadow of slavery
• ISBN: 1-282-65987-1; 9786612659874; 0-226-31775-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248206803316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Historical studies of urban America.