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xii, 340 p. ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-323) and index |
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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 |
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Afro-Americans -- History -- To 1863
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Free Afro-Americans -- History
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| Alt Author |
Horton, Lois E
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