Slavery in New York /

Slavery in New York /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton, 2005.
Description:	vi, 403 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History. Slavery -- New York (State) -- New York -- History. Antislavery movements -- New York (State) -- New York -- History. Slaves -- Emancipation -- New York (State) -- New York. Free African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History. African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs. African Americans. African Americans -- Social life and customs. Antislavery movements. Free African Americans. Manners and customs. Race relations. Slavery. Slaves -- Emancipation. New York (N.Y.) -- History. New York (N.Y.) -- Race relations. New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs. New York (State) -- New York. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5808522

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:	Berlin, Ira, 1941- Harris, Leslie M. (Leslie Maria), 1965-
ISBN:	1565849973 (pbk.)
Notes:	"Published in conjuncture with the New-York Historical Society." Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-381) and index.

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Summary:	The recent discovery of the African Burial Ground in Lower Manhattan reminded Americans that slavery in the United States was not merely a phenomenon of the antebellum South. In fact, for most of its history, New York was a slave city. Edited by Ira Berlin, the Bancroft Prize-winning author of Many Thousands Gone , and Leslie Harris, Slavery in New York brings together twelve new contributions by leading historians of slavery and African American life in New York. Published to accompany a major exhibit at the New York Historical Society, the book demonstrates how slavery shaped the day-to-day experience of New Yorkers, black and white, and how, as a way of doing business, it propelled New York to become the commercial and financial power it is today. Powerfully illustrated with images from the New York Historical Society exhibit, Slavery and the Making of New York will be the definitive account of New York's slave past.
Item Description:	"Published in conjuncture with the New-York Historical Society."
Physical Description:	vi, 403 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-381) and index.
ISBN:	1565849973