The Ragged Road to Abolition
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History / United States / GeneralHistory / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Law / Legal HistorySocial Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black StudiesSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / African American StudiesSocial Science / Slavery
Description
James J. Gigantino II shatters the easy dichotomy between free and slave states in early America. The Ragged Road to Abolition illustrates how slavery in New Jersey persisted until the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment and reveals the myriad ways this marginalized the state's free blacks.
Book Details
- Publisher:
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Published:
- 2014-10-22
- Pages:
- 359
- Language:
- EN
- ISBN:
- 9780812246490