Slavery in New York / edited by Ira Berlin and Leslie Harris.

A history of slavery in New York City is told through contributions by leading historians of African American life in New York and is published to coincide with a major exhibit, in an anthology that demonstrates how slavery shaped the city's everyday experiences and directly impacted its rise t...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Other Authors: Berlin, Ira, 1941-2018, Harris, Leslie M. (Leslie Maria), 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton, 2005.
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Summary:A history of slavery in New York City is told through contributions by leading historians of African American life in New York and is published to coincide with a major exhibit, in an anthology that demonstrates how slavery shaped the city's everyday experiences and directly impacted its rise to a commercial and financial power.
Item Description:"Published in conjuncture with the New-York Historical Society."
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 403 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color))
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-381) and index.