Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 249 pages) : illustrations, map |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-236) and index. |
Summary |
A study which depicts how slavery in the USA ended within a single generation at the end of the 18th century, in the important colony/state of Pennsylvania. |
Contents |
Introduction; 1. Slavery in the "Best Poor Man's Country"; 2. The First Emancipators; 3. Slavery and Abolition in the Revolutionary Era; 4. Dismantling Slavery: Institutions; 5. Dismantling Slavery: People; 6. After Freedom; 7. The Legacy of Antislavery Reform; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- Pennsylvania.
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation. |
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Pennsylvania. |
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- British colonies. |
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- French colonies. |
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Slavery -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century.
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Slavery. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
18th century |
Subject |
African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century.
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African Americans. |
Chronological Term |
1600-1865 |
Indexed Term |
Slavery Abolition History |
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Pennsylvania |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Added Author |
Soderlund, Jean R., 1947-
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Other Form: |
Print version: Nash, Gary B. Freedom by degrees. New York : Oxford University Press, 1991 (DLC) 90038380 |
ISBN |
1601296339 |
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9781601296337 |
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9780198021476 (electronic book) |
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019802147X (electronic book) |
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1280439726 |
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9781280439728 |
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0195045831 (Cloth) |
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9780195045833 |
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