Educated for Freedom : The Incredible Story of Two Fugitive Schoolboys Who Grew Up to Change a Nation /

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James McCune Smith and Henry Highland Garnet met as schoolboys at the Mulberry Street New York African Free School, an educational experiment created by founding fathers who believed in freedom's power to transform the country. Smith and Garnet's achievements were near-miraculous in a nati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Duane, Anna Mae, 1968- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Smith, James McCune, > 1813-1865.
Garnet, Henry Highland, > 1815-1882.
New-York African Free-School.
American Colonization Society.
American Colonization Society > History.
New-York African Free-School > History.
Slavery.
Free blacks.
Antislavery movements.
African Americans > Cultural assimilation.
African Americans > Colonization.
African American intellectuals.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies.
African American intellectuals > Biography.
Free blacks > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > United States > History.
African Americans > Cultural assimilation > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Colonization > Africa > History > 19th century.
United States.
Africa.
New York (State)
United States > History > 19th century.
New York (State) > History > 19th century.
Biographies.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Slavery at the school door
  • The star student as specimen (ca. 1822-1837)
  • Shifting ground, lost parents, uprooted schools (ca. 1822-1840)
  • Orphans, data, and the American story (ca. 1837-1850)
  • Throwing down the shovel (ca. 1840-1850)
  • Pumping out a sinking ship (ca. 1850-1855)
  • Follow the money, find the revolution (ca. 1850-1855)
  • Bitter battles, African civilization, and John Brown's Body (ca. 1856-1862)
  • The war's end and the nation's future (ca. 1862-1865).

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