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In the shadow of slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863
Leslie M. Harris
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Frontmatter
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List of Illustrations (page vii)
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Acknowledgments (page ix)
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Introduction (page 1)
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Chapter 1 Slavery in Colonial New York (page 11)
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Chapter 2 The Struggle against Slavery in Revolutionary and Early National New York (page 48)
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Chapter 3 Creating a Free Black Community in New York City during the Era of Emancipation (page 72)
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Chapter 4 Free but Unequal: The Limits of Emancipation (page 96)
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Chapter 5 Keeping Body and Soul Together: Charity Workers and Black Activism in Post-emancipation New York City (page 134)
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Chapter 6 The Long Shadow of Southern Slavery: Radical Abolitionists and Black Political Activism against Slavery and Racism (page 170)
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Chapter 7 "Pressing Forward to Greater Perfection": Radical Abolitionists, Black Labor, and Black Working-Class Activism after 1840 (page 217)
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Chapter 8 "Rulers of the Five Points": Blacks, Irish Immigrants, and Amalgamation (page 247)
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Chapter 9 The Failures of the City (page 263)
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Postscript (page 289)
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Notes (page 293)
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Works Consulted (page 339)
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Index (page 363)
Published: 2003
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- 9780226317731 (paper)
- 9780226317755 (ebook)
- 9780226317748 (hardcover)