In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863 by Leslie M. Harris

In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863

Leslie M. Harris

387 pages first pub 2003 (view editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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"The black experience in the antebellum South has been thoroughly documented. But histories set in the North are few. In the Shadow of Slavery, then, is a big and ambitious book, one in which insights about race and class in New York City abound. ...

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