From Slavery to Freedom: A History of Negro AmericansThe pre-eminent history of African-Americans is now available in two volumes. From slavery to Freedom charts the journey of African-Americans from their origins in the civilisations of Africa, through slavery in the Western Hemisphere, to their struggle for freedom in the West Indies, Latin America and the United States. Still featuring numerous primary and secondary source boxes, and even more richly illustrated than in previous editions, From Slavery to Freedom, 7/e maintains its status as one of the most important college textbooks in print. |
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... area in November 1862. A special camp was set up for Negroes at Grand Junction , Tennessee , where Eaton supervised ... areas superintendents of Negro affairs were appointed , whose duties were to take a census of the Negro population ...
... area in November 1862. A special camp was set up for Negroes at Grand Junction , Tennessee , where Eaton supervised ... areas superintendents of Negro affairs were appointed , whose duties were to take a census of the Negro population ...
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... areas . If cities afforded larger opportunities , Negroes hoped to benefit from them . Employment opportunities were fewer than the number of people coming to urban areas , and Negroes found great difficulty in securing anything except ...
... areas . If cities afforded larger opportunities , Negroes hoped to benefit from them . Employment opportunities were fewer than the number of people coming to urban areas , and Negroes found great difficulty in securing anything except ...
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... areas : New York , Los Angeles , Chicago , Philadelphia , Detroit , San Francisco - Oakland , Boston , Pittsburgh , St. Louis , Washington , Cleveland , and Baltimore . By 1970 these twelve areas held 28 percent of all the Negroes in ...
... areas : New York , Los Angeles , Chicago , Philadelphia , Detroit , San Francisco - Oakland , Boston , Pittsburgh , St. Louis , Washington , Cleveland , and Baltimore . By 1970 these twelve areas held 28 percent of all the Negroes in ...
Contents
Land of Their Fathers | 1 |
The African Way of Life | 12 |
The Slave Trade and the New World | 27 |
Copyright | |
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