"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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Other Authors: | Hodges, Graham Russell, 1946- (Editor), Brown, Alan Edward (Editor) |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
2019.
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Edition: | Revised and expanded edition. |
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Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT CONNECT |
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