Root and Branch: African Americans in New York and East Jersey, 1613-1863 (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture) - Hardcover

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Hodges, Graham Russell Gao

 
9780807824924: Root and Branch: African Americans in New York and East Jersey, 1613-1863 (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0807824925 ISBN 13: 9780807824924
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1999

Synopsis

A history of African Americans in New York City and its rural environs from the arrival of the first African in 1613 to the Bloody Draft Riots of 1863. It explores the twin themes of freedom and servitude, city and countryside, and work, religion and resistance that shaped life in the region.

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A comprehensive history of African Americans in New York City and East Jersey from 1613-1863. The author pays particular attention to the black religious experience and to the vibrant slave culture shaped on the streets and shows that both fueled the long pilgrimage to freedom.

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Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0807824925
ISBN 13 
9780807824924
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
424

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