Pretends to Be Free: Runaway Slave Advertisements from Colonial and Revolutionary New York and New Jersey Contributor(s): Hodges, Graham Russell Gao (Editor), Brown, Alan Edward (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0823282155 ISBN-13: 9780823282159 Publisher: Fordham University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Social Science | Slavery |
Dewey: 974.700 |
LCCN: 2018962098 |
Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.41 lbs) 440 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index |
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Publisher Description: Republication on the twenty-fifth anniversary of "Pretends to Be Free" recognizes the signal importance of its sterling presentation of northern self-emancipation. Today, even more than a quarter-century ago, these fugitive slave notices are the best verbal snapshots of enslaved Americans before and during the American Revolution. Through these notices, readers can discover how enslaved blacks chose allegiance during our War for Independence. Replete with a preface by Edward E. Baptist, the leading scholar of slavery and capitalism and director of a massive project aimed at digitalizing every escape notice, and with a new Introduction and teacher's guide by Graham Hodges, this new edition makes this documentary study more relevant than ever. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hodges, Graham Russell Gao: - Graham Gao Hodges is George Dorland Langdon Jr. Professor of History and Africana and Latin American Studies at Colgate University.Brown, Alan Edward: - Alan Edward Brown is an attorney in Minneapolis and Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. |
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