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The Big Picture: A Larger Historical Context for Juneteenth, a Multimedia List

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Juneteenth (a portmanteau of June and nineteenth) is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the United States. It originally commemorated the announcement abolishing slavery in Texas by General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865. While Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862, emancipation became a reality in a more piecemeal fashion, arriving at different time to different states and territories. Out of many Freedom Day celebrations, Texas's Juneteenth is the one that became most widely celebrated. The history of slavery in the U.S. is complex and and far-reaching both in the earliness of its start and in its ongoing ramifications for the modern day. This list tries to explore that broad history as well as individual stories within that history (in roughly chronological order) through books, music, movies, and more. (J.B.)

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Four Hundred Souls

Four Hundred Souls

A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Book - 2021

"2019 marked the four hundredth anniversary of the first African presence in the Americas - and also launched the Four Hundred Souls project, spearhe...Show more "2019 marked the four hundredth anniversary of the first African presence in the Americas - and also launched the Four Hundred Souls project, spearheaded by Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Antiracism Institute of American University, and Keisha Blain, editor of The North Star. They've gathered together eighty black writers from all disciplines - historians and artists, journalists and novelists - each of whom has contributed an entry about one five-year period to create a dynamic multi-voiced single-volume history of black people in America."--NoveList (Also available in large print.) Show less

"2019 marked the four hundredth anniversary of the first African presence in the Americas - and also launched the Four Hundred Souls project, spearhe...Show more "2019 marked the four hundredth anniversary of the first African presence in the Americas - and also launched the Four Hundred Souls project, spearheaded by Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Antiracism Institute of American University, and Keisha Blain, editor of The North Star. They've gathered together eighty black writers from all disciplines - historians and artists, journalists and novelists - each of whom has contributed an entry about one five-year period to create a dynamic multi-voiced single-volume history of black people in America."--NoveList (Also available in large print.) Show less

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Life Upon These Shores

Life Upon These Shores

Looking at African American History, 1513-2008

by Gates, Henry Louis

Book - 2011

"A director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard presents a sumptuously illustrated chronicle of more than 500 years of African-American hist...Show more "A director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard presents a sumptuously illustrated chronicle of more than 500 years of African-American history that focuses on defining events, debates and controversies as well as important achievements of famous and lesser-known figures, in a volume complemented by reproductions of ancient maps and historical paraphernalia."--NoveList Show less

"A director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard presents a sumptuously illustrated chronicle of more than 500 years of African-American hist...Show more "A director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard presents a sumptuously illustrated chronicle of more than 500 years of African-American history that focuses on defining events, debates and controversies as well as important achievements of famous and lesser-known figures, in a volume complemented by reproductions of ancient maps and historical paraphernalia."--NoveList Show less

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Stamped From the Beginning

Stamped From the Beginning

The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

by Kendi, Ibram X.

Book - 2016

"A comprehensive history of anti-black racism focuses on the lives of five major players in American history, including Cotton Mather and Thomas Jeff...Show more "A comprehensive history of anti-black racism focuses on the lives of five major players in American history, including Cotton Mather and Thomas Jefferson, and highlights the debates that took place between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and antiracists."--NoveList (Also available as an e-book.) Show less

"A comprehensive history of anti-black racism focuses on the lives of five major players in American history, including Cotton Mather and Thomas Jeff...Show more "A comprehensive history of anti-black racism focuses on the lives of five major players in American history, including Cotton Mather and Thomas Jefferson, and highlights the debates that took place between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and antiracists."--NoveList (Also available as an e-book.) Show less

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Stamped

Stamped

Racism, Antiracism, and You

by Reynolds, Jason

Book - 2020

"A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning.--NoveList Also available in e-book, audiobook, e-audiobook formats. "A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning.--NoveList Also available in e-book, audiobook, e-audiobook formats. Show less

"A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning.--NoveList Also available in e-book, audiobook, e-audiobook formats. "A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning.--NoveList Also available in e-book, audiobook, e-audiobook formats. Show less

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How the Word Is Passed

How the Word Is Passed

A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America

by Smith, Clint

Book - 2021

"Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest a...Show more "Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about the past and those that are not - that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves. A deeply researched and transporting exploration of the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history, How the Word Is Passed illustrates how some of our country's most essential stories are hidden in plain view, ensuring the brutal history of the trade in enslaved men, women, and children has been deeply imprinted."--NoveList Show less

"Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest a...Show more "Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about the past and those that are not - that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves. A deeply researched and transporting exploration of the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history, How the Word Is Passed illustrates how some of our country's most essential stories are hidden in plain view, ensuring the brutal history of the trade in enslaved men, women, and children has been deeply imprinted."--NoveList Show less

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Slavery and Public History

Slavery and Public History

The Tough Stuff of American Memory

Book - 2006

"A fascinating collection of essays by eminent historians exploring how we teach, remember, and confront the history and legacy of American slavery."--Booklist Online "A fascinating collection of essays by eminent historians exploring how we teach, remember, and confront the history and legacy of American slavery."--Booklist Online Show less

"A fascinating collection of essays by eminent historians exploring how we teach, remember, and confront the history and legacy of American slavery."--Booklist Online "A fascinating collection of essays by eminent historians exploring how we teach, remember, and confront the history and legacy of American slavery."--Booklist Online Show less

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Soul by Soul

Soul by Soul

Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market

by Johnson, Walter

Book - 1999

"In his first book , Johnson provides the fullest, most penetrating examination of the antebellum slave market to date. Using slave narratives, court...Show more "In his first book , Johnson provides the fullest, most penetrating examination of the antebellum slave market to date. Using slave narratives, court records, planters' letters, and more, Johnson enters the slave pens and showrooms of the New Orleans slave market to observe how slavery turned men and women into merchandise and how slaves resisted such efforts to steal their humanity. He tracks the slaves from their march to the market to the terrifying moments of sale and adaptation to new masters, places, and work. Johnson's original, important, and brilliantly presented book makes a case for the slave market as "best place to see slavery." It was there that self-interest, concepts of race, and the slave "community" came together to reveal how white men traded their own souls for a stake in human property. An essential book for anyone who wants to understand why slavery matters."--Library Journal Show less

"In his first book , Johnson provides the fullest, most penetrating examination of the antebellum slave market to date. Using slave narratives, court...Show more "In his first book , Johnson provides the fullest, most penetrating examination of the antebellum slave market to date. Using slave narratives, court records, planters' letters, and more, Johnson enters the slave pens and showrooms of the New Orleans slave market to observe how slavery turned men and women into merchandise and how slaves resisted such efforts to steal their humanity. He tracks the slaves from their march to the market to the terrifying moments of sale and adaptation to new masters, places, and work. Johnson's original, important, and brilliantly presented book makes a case for the slave market as "best place to see slavery." It was there that self-interest, concepts of race, and the slave "community" came together to reveal how white men traded their own souls for a stake in human property. An essential book for anyone who wants to understand why slavery matters."--Library Journal Show less

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Wake

Wake

The Hidden History of Women-led Slave Revolts

by Hall, Rebecca

Book - 2021

"Wake tells the story of Dr. Rebecca Hall, a historian, granddaughter of slaves, and a woman haunted by the legacy of slavery. The accepted history o...Show more "Wake tells the story of Dr. Rebecca Hall, a historian, granddaughter of slaves, and a woman haunted by the legacy of slavery. The accepted history of slave revolts has always told her that enslaved women took a back seat. But Rebecca decides to look deeper, and her journey takes her through old court records, slave ship captain's logs, crumbling correspondence, and even the forensic evidence from the bones of enslaved women from the "negro burying ground" uncovered in Manhattan. She finds women warriors everywhere. Using in-depth archival research and a measured use of historical imagination, Rebecca constructs the likely pasts of Adono and Alele, women rebels who fought for freedom during the Middle Passage, as well as the stories of women who led slave revolts in Colonial New York. We also follow Rebecca's own story as the legacy of slavery shapes life, both during her time as a successful attorney and later as a historian seeking the past that haunts her."--NoveList Show less

"Wake tells the story of Dr. Rebecca Hall, a historian, granddaughter of slaves, and a woman haunted by the legacy of slavery. The accepted history o...Show more "Wake tells the story of Dr. Rebecca Hall, a historian, granddaughter of slaves, and a woman haunted by the legacy of slavery. The accepted history of slave revolts has always told her that enslaved women took a back seat. But Rebecca decides to look deeper, and her journey takes her through old court records, slave ship captain's logs, crumbling correspondence, and even the forensic evidence from the bones of enslaved women from the "negro burying ground" uncovered in Manhattan. She finds women warriors everywhere. Using in-depth archival research and a measured use of historical imagination, Rebecca constructs the likely pasts of Adono and Alele, women rebels who fought for freedom during the Middle Passage, as well as the stories of women who led slave revolts in Colonial New York. We also follow Rebecca's own story as the legacy of slavery shapes life, both during her time as a successful attorney and later as a historian seeking the past that haunts her."--NoveList Show less

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A Slave No More

A Slave No More

Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom : Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation

by Blight, David W.

Book - 2007

"Two slave narratives that document the experiences of runaway slaves who managed to reach the protection of Union forces are accompanied by biograph...Show more "Two slave narratives that document the experiences of runaway slaves who managed to reach the protection of Union forces are accompanied by biographies of both men that reconstruct their childhoods, escape, Civil War service, and successful later lives."--NoveList Show less

"Two slave narratives that document the experiences of runaway slaves who managed to reach the protection of Union forces are accompanied by biograph...Show more "Two slave narratives that document the experiences of runaway slaves who managed to reach the protection of Union forces are accompanied by biographies of both men that reconstruct their childhoods, escape, Civil War service, and successful later lives."--NoveList Show less

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Never Caught

Never Caught

The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

by Dunbar, Erica Armstrong

Book - 2017

"A revelatory account of the actions taken by the first president to retain his slaves in spite of Northern laws profiles one of the slaves, Ona Judg...Show more "A revelatory account of the actions taken by the first president to retain his slaves in spite of Northern laws profiles one of the slaves, Ona Judge, describing the intense manhunt that ensued when she ran away."--NoveList. (Also available as an e-book.) Show less

"A revelatory account of the actions taken by the first president to retain his slaves in spite of Northern laws profiles one of the slaves, Ona Judg...Show more "A revelatory account of the actions taken by the first president to retain his slaves in spite of Northern laws profiles one of the slaves, Ona Judge, describing the intense manhunt that ensued when she ran away."--NoveList. (Also available as an e-book.) Show less

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South to Freedom

South to Freedom

Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War

by Baumgartner, Alice

eBook - 2020

"The Underground Railroad to the North promised salvation to many American slaves before the Civil War. But thousands of people in the south-central ...Show more "The Underground Railroad to the North promised salvation to many American slaves before the Civil War. But thousands of people in the south-central United States escaped slavery not by heading north but by crossing the southern border into Mexico, where slavery was abolished in 1837. In South to Freedom, historian Alice L. Baumgartner tells the story of why Mexico abolished slavery and how its increasingly radical antislavery policies fueled the sectional crisis in the United States. This is a revelatory and essential new perspective on antebellum America and the causes of the Civil War."--NoveList (Also available in print.) Show less

"The Underground Railroad to the North promised salvation to many American slaves before the Civil War. But thousands of people in the south-central ...Show more "The Underground Railroad to the North promised salvation to many American slaves before the Civil War. But thousands of people in the south-central United States escaped slavery not by heading north but by crossing the southern border into Mexico, where slavery was abolished in 1837. In South to Freedom, historian Alice L. Baumgartner tells the story of why Mexico abolished slavery and how its increasingly radical antislavery policies fueled the sectional crisis in the United States. This is a revelatory and essential new perspective on antebellum America and the causes of the Civil War."--NoveList (Also available in print.) Show less

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Be Free or Die

Be Free or Die

The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape From Slavery to Union Hero

by Lineberry, Cate

Book - 2017

"Describes the amazing hijacking of a Confederate steamer in 1862 by a 23-year-old slave who avoided the heavily armed troops stationed in Charleston Harbor and delivered the vessel to Union forces, earning his freedom."--NoveList "Describes the amazing hijacking of a Confederate steamer in 1862 by a 23-year-old slave who avoided the heavily armed troops stationed in Charleston Harbor and delivered the vessel to Union forces, earning his freedom."--NoveList Show less

"Describes the amazing hijacking of a Confederate steamer in 1862 by a 23-year-old slave who avoided the heavily armed troops stationed in Charleston Harbor and delivered the vessel to Union forces, earning his freedom."--NoveList "Describes the amazing hijacking of a Confederate steamer in 1862 by a 23-year-old slave who avoided the heavily armed troops stationed in Charleston Harbor and delivered the vessel to Union forces, earning his freedom."--NoveList Show less

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

by Douglass, Frederick

Book - 2004

"Presents a dramatic autobiography of the great nineteenth century black leader and abolitionist."--NoveList (Also available in e-book and e-audiobook formats.) "Presents a dramatic autobiography of the great nineteenth century black leader and abolitionist."--NoveList (Also available in e-book and e-audiobook formats.) Show less

"Presents a dramatic autobiography of the great nineteenth century black leader and abolitionist."--NoveList (Also available in e-book and e-audiobook formats.) "Presents a dramatic autobiography of the great nineteenth century black leader and abolitionist."--NoveList (Also available in e-book and e-audiobook formats.) Show less

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The Half Has Never Been Told

The Half Has Never Been Told

Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism

by Baptist, Edward E.

eBook - 2014

"As historian Edward Baptist reveals in The Half Has Never Been Told, the expansion of slavery in the first eight decades after American independence...Show more "As historian Edward Baptist reveals in The Half Has Never Been Told, the expansion of slavery in the first eight decades after American independence drove the evolution and modernization of the United States. In the span of a single lifetime, the South grew from a narrow coastal strip of worn-out tobacco plantations to a continental cotton empire, and the United States grew into a modern, industrial, and capitalist economy. Until the Civil War, Baptist explains, the most important American economic innovations were ways to make slavery ever more profitable. The Half Has Never Been Told offers a radical new interpretation of American history. It forces readers to reckon with the violence at the root of American supremacy, but also with the survival and resistance that brought about slavery's end--and created a culture that sustains America's deepest dreams of freedom."--NoveList (Also available in print.) Show less

"As historian Edward Baptist reveals in The Half Has Never Been Told, the expansion of slavery in the first eight decades after American independence...Show more "As historian Edward Baptist reveals in The Half Has Never Been Told, the expansion of slavery in the first eight decades after American independence drove the evolution and modernization of the United States. In the span of a single lifetime, the South grew from a narrow coastal strip of worn-out tobacco plantations to a continental cotton empire, and the United States grew into a modern, industrial, and capitalist economy. Until the Civil War, Baptist explains, the most important American economic innovations were ways to make slavery ever more profitable. The Half Has Never Been Told offers a radical new interpretation of American history. It forces readers to reckon with the violence at the root of American supremacy, but also with the survival and resistance that brought about slavery's end--and created a culture that sustains America's deepest dreams of freedom."--NoveList (Also available in print.) Show less

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Until Justice Be Done

Until Justice Be Done

America's First Civil Rights Movement, From the Revolution to Reconstruction

by Masur, Kate

eBook - 2021

"A groundbreaking history of the movement for equal rights that courageously battled racist laws and institutions, north and south, in the decades before the Civil War."--NoveList (Also available in print.) "A groundbreaking history of the movement for equal rights that courageously battled racist laws and institutions, north and south, in the decades before the Civil War."--NoveList (Also available in print.) Show less

"A groundbreaking history of the movement for equal rights that courageously battled racist laws and institutions, north and south, in the decades before the Civil War."--NoveList (Also available in print.) "A groundbreaking history of the movement for equal rights that courageously battled racist laws and institutions, north and south, in the decades before the Civil War."--NoveList (Also available in print.) Show less

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The Counter-revolution of 1776

The Counter-revolution of 1776

Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America

by Horne, Gerald

Book - 2014

"The so-called Revolutionary War, Horne writes, was in large part a counter-revolution, a conservative movement that the founding fathers fought in o...Show more "The so-called Revolutionary War, Horne writes, was in large part a counter-revolution, a conservative movement that the founding fathers fought in order to preserve their liberty to enslave others -- and which today takes the form of a racialized conservatism and a persistent racism targeting the descendants of the enslaved."--NoveList Show less

"The so-called Revolutionary War, Horne writes, was in large part a counter-revolution, a conservative movement that the founding fathers fought in o...Show more "The so-called Revolutionary War, Horne writes, was in large part a counter-revolution, a conservative movement that the founding fathers fought in order to preserve their liberty to enslave others -- and which today takes the form of a racialized conservatism and a persistent racism targeting the descendants of the enslaved."--NoveList Show less

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The Internal Enemy

The Internal Enemy

Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832

by Taylor, Alan

Book - 2013

"Drawn from new sources, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian presents a gripping narrative that recreates the events that inspired hundreds of slaves ...Show more "Drawn from new sources, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian presents a gripping narrative that recreates the events that inspired hundreds of slaves to pressure British admirals into becoming liberators by using their intimate knowledge of the countryside to transform the war."--NoveList Show less

"Drawn from new sources, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian presents a gripping narrative that recreates the events that inspired hundreds of slaves ...Show more "Drawn from new sources, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian presents a gripping narrative that recreates the events that inspired hundreds of slaves to pressure British admirals into becoming liberators by using their intimate knowledge of the countryside to transform the war."--NoveList Show less

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Ebony & Ivy

Ebony & Ivy

Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities

by Wilder, Craig Steven

Book - 2013

"A leading African-American historian of race in America exposes the uncomfortable truths about race, slavery and the American academy, revealing tha...Show more "A leading African-American historian of race in America exposes the uncomfortable truths about race, slavery and the American academy, revealing that our leading universities, dependent on human bondage, became breeding grounds for the racist ideas that sustained it."--NoveList Show less

"A leading African-American historian of race in America exposes the uncomfortable truths about race, slavery and the American academy, revealing tha...Show more "A leading African-American historian of race in America exposes the uncomfortable truths about race, slavery and the American academy, revealing that our leading universities, dependent on human bondage, became breeding grounds for the racist ideas that sustained it."--NoveList Show less

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Out of the House of Bondage

Out of the House of Bondage

The Transformation of the Plantation Household

by Glymph, Thavolia

Book - 2008

"This book views the plantation household as a site of production where competing visions of gender were wielded as weapons in class struggles betwee...Show more "This book views the plantation household as a site of production where competing visions of gender were wielded as weapons in class struggles between black and white women. Mistresses were powerful beings in the hierarchy of slavery rather than powerless victims of the same patriarchal system responsible for the oppression of the enslaved. Glymph challenges popular depictions of plantation mistresses as "friends" and "allies" of slaves and sheds light on the political importance of ostensible private struggles, and on the political agendas at work in framing the domestic as private and household relations as personal."--Publisher's description Show less

"This book views the plantation household as a site of production where competing visions of gender were wielded as weapons in class struggles betwee...Show more "This book views the plantation household as a site of production where competing visions of gender were wielded as weapons in class struggles between black and white women. Mistresses were powerful beings in the hierarchy of slavery rather than powerless victims of the same patriarchal system responsible for the oppression of the enslaved. Glymph challenges popular depictions of plantation mistresses as "friends" and "allies" of slaves and sheds light on the political importance of ostensible private struggles, and on the political agendas at work in framing the domestic as private and household relations as personal."--Publisher's description Show less

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They Were Her Property

They Were Her Property

White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

by Jones-Rogers, Stephanie E.

Book - 2019

"Bridging women’s history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white women in A...Show more "Bridging women’s history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery. White women actively participated in the slave market, profited from it, and used it for economic and social empowerment. By examining the economically entangled lives of enslaved people and slave‑owning women, Jones-Rogers presents a narrative that forces us to rethink the economics and social conventions of slaveholding America."--NoveList Show less

"Bridging women’s history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white women in A...Show more "Bridging women’s history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery. White women actively participated in the slave market, profited from it, and used it for economic and social empowerment. By examining the economically entangled lives of enslaved people and slave‑owning women, Jones-Rogers presents a narrative that forces us to rethink the economics and social conventions of slaveholding America."--NoveList Show less

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The Slave's Cause

The Slave's Cause

A History of Abolition

by Sinha, Manisha

eBook - 2016

"A groundbreaking history of abolition that recovers the largely forgotten role of African Americans in the long march toward emancipation from the American Revolution through the Civil War."--NoveList (Also available in print.) "A groundbreaking history of abolition that recovers the largely forgotten role of African Americans in the long march toward emancipation from the American Revolution through the Civil War."--NoveList (Also available in print.) Show less

"A groundbreaking history of abolition that recovers the largely forgotten role of African Americans in the long march toward emancipation from the American Revolution through the Civil War."--NoveList (Also available in print.) "A groundbreaking history of abolition that recovers the largely forgotten role of African Americans in the long march toward emancipation from the American Revolution through the Civil War."--NoveList (Also available in print.) Show less

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Many Thousands Gone

Many Thousands Gone

The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America

by Berlin, Ira

Book - 1998

"Traces the development of Black society from the 1600s through the 1800s, describing the social conditions of both slaves and free Blacks."--NoveList "Traces the development of Black society from the 1600s through the 1800s, describing the social conditions of both slaves and free Blacks."--NoveList Show less

"Traces the development of Black society from the 1600s through the 1800s, describing the social conditions of both slaves and free Blacks."--NoveList "Traces the development of Black society from the 1600s through the 1800s, describing the social conditions of both slaves and free Blacks."--NoveList Show less

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Harriet

Harriet

DVD - 2020

"Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, the movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's esca...Show more "Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, the movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history."--description from Bibliocommons. Show less

"Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, the movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's esca...Show more "Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, the movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history."--description from Bibliocommons. Show less

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12 Years A Slave

12 Years A Slave

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"Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. ...Show more "Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbener, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, and newcomer Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave is both an unflinching account of slavery in American history and a celebration of the indomitable power of hope."--description from Bibliocommons. Show less

"Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. ...Show more "Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbener, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, and newcomer Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave is both an unflinching account of slavery in American history and a celebration of the indomitable power of hope."--description from Bibliocommons. Show less

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America's Long Struggle Against Slavery

America's Long Struggle Against Slavery

DVD - 2020

"America's Long Struggle against Slavery is a chance to survey the history of the American anti-slavery movement, from the dawn of the transatlantic ...Show more "America's Long Struggle against Slavery is a chance to survey the history of the American anti-slavery movement, from the dawn of the transatlantic slave trade during the late 15th century to the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and beyond. Taught by Professor Richard Bell of the University of Maryland, these 30 eye-opening lectures give an up-close view of a venal institution and the people who fought against it, and who often paid for their courage with their lives."--description from Bibliocommons. Show less

"America's Long Struggle against Slavery is a chance to survey the history of the American anti-slavery movement, from the dawn of the transatlantic ...Show more "America's Long Struggle against Slavery is a chance to survey the history of the American anti-slavery movement, from the dawn of the transatlantic slave trade during the late 15th century to the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and beyond. Taught by Professor Richard Bell of the University of Maryland, these 30 eye-opening lectures give an up-close view of a venal institution and the people who fought against it, and who often paid for their courage with their lives."--description from Bibliocommons. Show less

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