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Leslie M. Harris
- Leslie M. Harris is professor of history and African American studies at Northwestern University and the author of In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626–1863 and Slavery and the University: Histories and Legacies.
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Oct 1, 2004 · Written with clarity and grace, In the Shadow of Slavery is an ambitious new work that will prove indispensable to historians of the African American experience, as well as anyone interested in the history of New York City.
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Feb 2, 2003 · Written with clarity and grace, In the Shadow of Slavery is an ambitious new work that will prove indispensable to historians of the African American experience, as well as anyone interested in the history of New York City.
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Leslie M. Harris is professor of history and African American studies at Northwestern University and the author of In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626–1863 and Slavery and the University: Histories and Legacies.
Feb 2, 2003 · This book lays bare this history of African Americans in New York City, starting with the arrival of the first slaves in 1626, moving through the turbulent years before emancipation in 1827, and culminating in one of the most terrifying displays of racism in U.S. history, the New York City Draft Riots of 1863.
In the Shadow of Slavery, then, is a big and ambitious book, one in which insights about race and class in New York City abound. Leslie Harris has masterfully brought more than two centuries of African American history back to life in this illuminating new work."-David Roediger, author of The Wages of Whiteness
In the Shadow of Slavery reveals the history of African Americans in the nation’s largest metropolis, New York City. Leslie M. Harris draws on travel accounts, autobiographies, newspapers, literature, and organizational records to extend prior studies of racial discrimination.
Oct 1, 2004 · Written with clarity and grace, In the Shadow of Slavery is an ambitious new work that will prove indispensable to historians of the African American experience, as well as anyone...
