Emancipating New York: The Politics of Slavery and Freedom, 1777-1827 0807131741, 9780807131749

Slavery and Freedom

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Making Freedom: The Underground Railroad and the Politics of Slavery 1469608774, 9781469608778

The 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, which mandated action to aid in the recovery of runaway slaves and denied fugitives legal r

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Stories of freedom in Black New York 9780674025783, 9780674008939, 9780674045149

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Stories of Freedom in Black New York 9780674045149

This book re-creates the experience of black New Yorkers as they moved from slavery to freedom. In the early decades of

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Liberty’s Chain: Slavery, Abolition, and the Jay Family of New York 9781501715860

In Liberty's Chain, David N. Gellman shows how the Jay family, abolitionists and slaveholders alike, embodied the c

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Liberty’s Chain: Slavery, Abolition, and the Jay Family of New York 2021033243, 2021033244, 9781501715846, 1501715844

In Liberty's Chain, David N. Gellman shows how the Jay family, abolitionists and slaveholders alike, embodied the c

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The Politics of Slavery 9781474401159

Critically interrogates the history and politics of slavery, from classical Greek philosophy to today What makes a slav

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Doctoring Freedom: The Politics of African American Medical Care in Slavery and Emancipation 0807835838, 9780807835838

For enslaved and newly freed African Americans, attaining freedom and citizenship without health for themselves and thei

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The Political Worlds of Slavery and Freedom 9780674053939

Pulitzer Prize–winner Hahn challenges deep-rooted views in the writing of American and African-American history. Moving

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New York: The Politics of Urban Regional Development 9780520906891

This volume is the fourth in the Franklin K. Lane series on the governance of major metropolitan regions. The series is

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