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The birth of Black America : the first African Americans and the pursuit of freedom at Jamestown / Tim Hashaw

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Author:
Hashaw, Tim 1954-  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 329 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Virginia
Jamestown
Great Britain
America
Europe
Jamestown (Va.)
Date:
2007
17th century
Contents:
I: The founders of black America leave Africa -- Masquerade -- Jagas -- A game at chess -- Into the realm of Kalunga -- Alias, the "Dutchman" -- II: The founders land at Jamestown -- Unmasked -- The black knight's last pawn -- III: The founders seek freedom -- The first martyr -- Two save the colony -- That the child shall be free -- Ties that bind -- Making hay -- The shirt -- Angola plantation -- America George -- IV: The founders' legacy -- Jamestown burns -- Roots of abolition
Topic:
African Americans--History  Search this
Slavery--History  Search this
Slavery--Colonies--History  Search this
Slave trade--Colonies--History  Search this
Slave trade--History  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_816136