African Americans in the Colonial era : from African origins through the American Revolution /

Wright, Donald R.

African Americans in the Colonial era : from African origins through the American Revolution / Donald R. Wright. - 3rd ed. - Wheeling, Ill. : Harlan Davidson, c2010. - xi, 279 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm. - The American history series . - American history series (Arlington Heights, Ill.) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Atlantic Africa -- The Atlantic trade -- The slaving voyage -- North America -- The Chesapeake -- The low country -- The lower Mississippi -- New England and the middle colonies -- Slavery and racial prejudice -- Africans in America -- Demography, community, and culture -- The daily toil -- Family -- Religion -- Folk culture -- Whites and blacks, men and women, humanity and inhumanity -- Resistance, escape, and rebellion -- Slavery and ideology -- Freedom for some -- Changing African-American society -- The foundations of caste -- Securing the blessings of liberty.

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African Americans--History--To 1863.
Slavery--History.--United States
Afroamericanos--Historia--1863.
Esclavitud--Historia.--Estados Unidos
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United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Estados Unidos--Historia--Período colonial, 1600-1775.

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