| Description |
xii, 944 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Northern regions, New England -- Puritan purposes, Akan ethics, American values -- Hudson Valley -- Dutch capitalists, Angolan entrepreneurs, American strivers -- Delaware Valley -- Quaker founders, Guinea achievers, American reformers -- Southern regions, Chesapeake, Virginia and Maryland -- English masters, West African rebels, American leaders -- Coastal Carolina and Georgia -- Barbadian planters, Gullah-Geechee cultures, American roots -- Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Gulf Coast -- French, Spanish & Anglo rulers; Bamana, Benin & Congo clusters; American Pluralism -- Frontier regions, Western frontiers : free range slaves -- Fulani herders, Texas cowboys, American mustangers -- Maritime frontiers : saltwater slaves -- West African boatmen, Atlantic seamen, American mariners -- Southern frontiers : warrior slaves -- Angolan soldiers, Afro-Seminole warriors, U.S. Seminole-Negro scouts. |
| Summary |
"A brilliant synthesis of African and African-American history that shows how slavery differed in different regions of the country, and how the Africans and their descendants influenced the culture, commerce, and laws of the early United States"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- History.
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Africans -- United States -- History.
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Slaves -- United States -- History.
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Freed persons -- United States.
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Slavery -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Civilization -- African American influences.
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| Added Title |
How enslaved people expanded American ideals |
| ISBN |
9781982145095 (hardcover) |
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1982145099 (hardcover) |
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9781982145101 (trade paperback) |
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1982145102 (trade paperback) |
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