American Slavery, American Freedom

Morgan, Edmund S./ Gordon-Reed, Annette (Introduction by)

ISBN 10: 1324105208 / ISBN 13: 9781324105206

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2025

Seller Inventory # 9781324105206

Synopsis:

In the American Revolution, Virginians were the most eloquent spokesmen for freedom and equality. George Washington led the Americans in battle against British oppression. Thomas Jefferson led them in declaring independence. Virginians drafted the Declaration, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. And they were slave owners. Through the lens of colonial Virginia, American Slavery, American Freedom is the classic examination of the tragic contradiction at the core of America. In her illuminating new introduction, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annette Gordon-Reed (The Hemingses of Monticello; On Juneteenth) introduces a new generation of readers to Edmund S. Morgan’s classic text, reminding us that without a full reckoning of the connection between freedom and slavery, America will stall on the road to racial justice.

About the Authors: Edmund S. Morgan (1916–2013) was the Sterling Professor Emeritus at Yale University and the recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Pulitzer Prize, and the American Academy’s Gold Medal. He was the author of The Genuine Article; American Slavery, American Freedom; Benjamin Franklin; and American Heroes, among many other books.

Annette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. The author of Pulitzer Prize–winning The Hemingses of Monticello, she lives in New York and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Bibliographic Details

Title: American Slavery, American Freedom
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: 2025
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New