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Stories of freedom in Black New York /

White recreates the experience of black New Yorkers as they moved from slavery to freedom. Through research, he imaginatively recovers the raucous world of the street, the elegance of the city's African American balls and the grubbiness of the Police Office.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: White, Shane
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:White recreates the experience of black New Yorkers as they moved from slavery to freedom. Through research, he imaginatively recovers the raucous world of the street, the elegance of the city's African American balls and the grubbiness of the Police Office.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (260 pages) : illustrations
Premios:Co-winner of the James A. Rawley Prize, Organization of American Historians; Winner of the Dixon Ryan Fox Prize, New York State Historical Association
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-249) and index.
ISBN:9780674045149
0674045149
0674025784
9780674025783