The Forgotten Fifth African Americans in the Age of Revolution |
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| Author:
| Nash, Gary B. |
| Series title: | The Nathan I Huggins Lectures |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-02193-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2006 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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As the U.S. gained independence, a full fifth of the country's population was African American. In this compact volume, Nash reorients our understanding of early America, and reveals the perilous choices of the founding fathers that shaped the nation's future. Here is a powerful story of the nation's multiple, and painful, paths to freedom.
As the U.S. gained independence, a full fifth of the country's population was African American. In this compact volume, Nash reorients our understanding of early America, and reveals the perilous choices of the founding fathers that shaped the nation's future. Here is a powerful story of the nation's multiple, and painful, paths to freedom.