Harris, Leslie M. 1965-

In the shadow of slavery : African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863 / Leslie M. Harris. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003. - xii, 380 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Historical studies of urban America .

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

List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Slavery in colonial New York -- struggle against slavery in Revolutionary and early national New York -- Creating a free Black community in New York during the era of emancipation -- Free but unequal : the limits of emancipation -- Keeping body and soul together : charity workers and Black activism in post-emancipation New York City -- long shadow of Southern slavery : radical abolitionists and Black political activism against slavery and racism -- "Pressing forward to greater perfection" : radical abolitionists, Black labor, and Black working-class activism after 1840 -- failures of the city -- Postscript -- Notes -- Works consulted -- Index. ch. 1. ch. 2. The 3. ch. 4. ch. 5. 6. The ch. 7. ch. 8. "Rulers of the Five Points" : Blacks, Irish immigrants, and amalgamation -- ch. 9. The

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Noirs amâericains--Histoire.--New York (âEtat)--New York
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New York (N.Y.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
New York (N.Y.)--History--1775-1865.
New York (N.Y.)--Race relations--History.
New York (N.Y.)--Histoire--ca 1600-1775 (Pâeriode coloniale)
New York (N.Y.)--Histoire--1775-1865.
New York (N.Y.)--Relations raciales--Histoire.

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