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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Historical studies of urban AmericaPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.Description: xii, 380 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0226317749 (alk. paper)
  • 9780226317748 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.896/07307471/09 21
LOC classification:
  • F128.9.N4 H313i 2003
Other classification:
  • 15.85
Online resources:
Contents:
List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Slavery in colonial New York -- ch. 2. The struggle against slavery in Revolutionary and early national New York -- 3. Creating a free Black community in New York during the era of emancipation -- ch. 4. Free but unequal : the limits of emancipation -- ch. 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 -- ch. 7. "Pressing forward to greater perfection" : radical abolitionists, Black labor, and Black working-class activism after 1840 -- ch. 8. "Rulers of the Five Points" : Blacks, Irish immigrants, and amalgamation -- ch. 9. The failures of the city -- Postscript -- Notes -- Works consulted -- Index.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) F128.9.N4 H313i 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000055109
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F128.5 I88 2001 It happened in Manhattan : an oral history of life in the city during the mid-twentieth century / F 128.57 M478b 2017 Bloomberg : a billionaire's ambition / F128.68.B8 G643b 2003 The Bronx / F128.9.N4 H313i 2003 In the shadow of slavery : African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863 / F129.B7 G567b 2004 Brooklyn : people and places, past and present / F129.R7 D634r 2005 Rochestrivia / F130.N4 .M478 1996 The color of water : a Black man's tribute to his white mother /

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-362) and index.

List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Slavery in colonial New York -- ch. 2. The struggle against slavery in Revolutionary and early national New York -- 3. Creating a free Black community in New York during the era of emancipation -- ch. 4. Free but unequal : the limits of emancipation -- ch. 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 -- ch. 7. "Pressing forward to greater perfection" : radical abolitionists, Black labor, and Black working-class activism after 1840 -- ch. 8. "Rulers of the Five Points" : Blacks, Irish immigrants, and amalgamation -- ch. 9. The failures of the city -- Postscript -- Notes -- Works consulted -- Index.

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