In the shadow of slavery : African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863 /
"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...
| Основен автор: | Harris, Leslie M. 1965- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2003.
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| Серия: |
Historical studies of urban America.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=325488 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
In the shadow of slavery. |
| Резюме: |
"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 WhitenessIn 1991 in lower Manhattan, a team of construction workers made an astonishing discovery. Just two blocks from City Hall, under twenty feet of asphalt, concrete. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 380 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-362) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226317755 0226317757 9780226317731 0226317730 |