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"Pretends to be free" : runaway slave advertisements from Colonial and Revolutionary New York and New Jersey /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Hodges, Graham Russell, 1946- (Editor), Brown, Alan Edward (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2019.
Edition:Revised and expanded edition.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A Note on the Text
  • A Note on Colonial and Revolutionary Newspapers
  • Introduction to the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition
  • Teacher's Guide to "Pretends to Be Free "
  • Foreword
  • Runaway Slave Advertisements
  • Appendix 1. Tables
  • Appendix 2. Hues and Cries