The Struggle against Slavery

A History in Documents

AvDavid Waldstreicher

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

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From slave ships to plantations to freedom, The Struggle Against Slavery traces the remarkable history of the heroic fight to end slavery, from its North American beginnings in the early 1600s to its violent demise in the mid-1800s with the Civil War. Captured in their own words from transcripts, diaries, memoirs, newspaper clippings, drawings, and other documents are the stories of how slaves and free blacks fought against the dehumanization of slavery by developing anti-racist arguments, creating their own institutions, physically escaping, and fighting with weapons. An exceptional social, political, and cultural history of the period, The Struggle Against Slavery is filled with stirring tales of survival and strength, bringing to life the African-American experience in early America.

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Utgivningsdatum:2002-01-31
Mått:257 x 201 x 17 mm
Vikt:612 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Pages from History
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195108507

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David Waldstreicher is Association Professor of History at Temple University. His recent works include Runaway America : Benjamin Franklin, Slavery, and the American Revolution (Hill and Wang, 2004) and The Envisioning America and Notes on the State of Virginia and Confessions of: Nat Turner (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002).

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This is a book we've been waiting for, for a long time....Outstanding....Well annotated with wonderful black and white reproductions of art....Children will be fascinated with the letters reproduced...they give a very now feeling to history.

Innehållsförteckning

What is a Document?How to Read a DocumentIntroduction: Vanguards of Freedom Chapter One: The Making of American Slavery Capture and TransportEarly ResistanceSlaves' Lives in the ColoniesRebels and Runaways Chapter Two: The African-American Revolution Liberty For All?Lord Dunmore and the Promise of FreedomThe Declaration of Independence and the Question of SlaveryRevolutionary SoldiersEquality DisputedRevolutionary Ideals Chapter Three: Forging Freedom and Fighting Slavery in the North First Steps to FreedomAn End to the Slave TradeOpponents to ColonizationFree Blacks Speak OutAnother Independence DayThe Call for Civil Rights Chapter Four: Picture Essay: Slavery and Freedom: Dressing the Part Chapter Five: The Continual Struggle: Southern Slaves and Masters Private and Public RebellionDisobedience and DisciplineSubversion, Suffering, and Escape Chapter Six: The Second American Revolution and the End of Slavery Justified RebellionA Welcome WarEmancipationLiberation TimelineFurther ReadingText CreditsPicture CreditsIndex