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

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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"--

Table of Contents:

Slavery in Colonial New York
The Struggle against Slavery in Revolutionary and Early National New York
Creating a Free Black Community in New York City during the Era of Emancipation
Free but Unequal: The Limits of Emancipation
Keeping Body and Soul Together: Charity Workers and Black Activism in Post-emancipation New York City
The Long Shadow of Southern Slavery: Radical Abolitionists and Black Political Activism against Slavery and Racism
"Pressing Forward to Greater Perfection": Radical Abolitionists, Black Labor, and Black Working-Class Activism after 1840
"Rulers of the Five Points": Blacks, Irish Immigrants, and Amalgamation
The Failures of the City.

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