| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 340 pages) |
| Contents |
Slavery and slave trading in the colonial north -- Culture, race, and class in the colonial north -- Revolution and the abolition of northern slavery -- A life in freedom : the evolution of family and household -- Coping with urban life : poverty, work, and regional differences -- Sustaining and serving the community : building institutions for social and spiritual welfare -- Culture, politics, and the issue of African-American identity -- Ambivalent identity : colonization and the question of emigration -- The growth of the antebellum antislavery movement -- The widening struggle, growing militancy, and the hope of liberty for all |
| Summary |
Covering the colonial period to the Civil War and spanning all of the northern United States, this text documents the antebellum northern black experience. In examining churches, schools, music, living arrangements, occupations, even the underground railroad, it demonstrates the central role of the black community in successfully managing the tensions born of assimilation and cultural difference. In the process, it shows the extensive national contributions of northern blacks |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-323) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
African Americans -- History -- To 1863.
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Free African Americans -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies.
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African Americans
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Free African Americans
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Soziale Situation
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Vrijgelaten slaven.
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Liberté -- 18e siècle.
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Liberté -- 19e siècle.
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Noirs américains -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
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Noirs américains -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
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Geschichte 1700-1860.
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USA -- Nordstaaten
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Schwärze
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Horton, Lois E., author.
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| LC no. |
95046427 |
| ISBN |
1423760190 |
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9781423760191 |
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1280530200 |
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9781280530203 |
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0195124650 |
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9780195124651 |
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1602563187 |
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9781602563186 |
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