In the shadow of slavery : African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863 /

In the shadow of slavery : African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Harris, Leslie M. (Leslie Maria), 1965- author.
Edition:	[First edition, enlarged].
Imprint:	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2023. ©2023
Description:	xii, 383 pages ; illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Historical studies of urban America Historical studies of urban America.
Subject:	African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History. African Americans Race relations 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 (State) -- New York History
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13448148

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Varying Form of Title:	African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863
ISBN:	9780226824857 0226824853 9780226824871 022682487X 9780226824864
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"The first edition of Leslie Harris's book was pathbreaking in arguing for the centrality of African Americans' contributions to the formation of New York City, including the slave labor that helped build it. From the first Dutch settlement up to the Civil War Draft Riots, Harris captures in rich detail how Black New Yorkers fought racist laws and practices, argued for better working and living conditions, and advocated for abolition. Her narrative of community formation encompasses people of all classes and professions, from ministers and businessmen to chimney sweeps and stevedores. Today, her depiction of Black New Yorkers' strivings is vital for understanding resistance and solidarity against today's oppressions"--

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Summary:	A new edition of a classic work revealing the little-known history of African Americans in New York City before Emancipation. <br> <br> <br> <br> The popular understanding of the history of slavery in America almost entirely ignores the institution's extensive reach in the North. But the cities of the North were built by--and became the home of--tens of thousands of enslaved African Americans, many of whom would continue to live there as free people after Emancipation.<br> <br> <br> <br> In the Shadow of Slavery reveals the history of African Americans in the nation's largest metropolis, New York City. Leslie M. Harris draws on travel accounts, autobiographies, newspapers, literature, and organizational records to extend prior studies of racial discrimination. She traces the undeniable impact of African Americans on class distinctions, politics, and community formation by offering vivid portraits of the lives and aspirations of countless black New Yorkers. This new edition includes an afterword by the author addressing subsequent research and the ongoing arguments over how slavery and its legacy should be taught, memorialized, and acknowledged by governments.<br> <br> <br> <br>
Physical Description:	xii, 383 pages ; illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780226824857 0226824853 9780226824871 022682487X 9780226824864