Death or liberty : African Americans and revolutionary America / Douglas R. Egerton.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Egerton, Douglas R.
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > African Americans.
African Americans > History > 18th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 18th century.
Physical Description:x, 342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The trials of William Lee: A life in the age of revolution
  • Equiano's world: The British Atlantic Empire in 1763
  • Richard's cup: Slavery and the coming of the revolution
  • The transformation of Colonel Tye: Black combatants and the war
  • Quok Walker's suit: Emancipation in the North
  • Absalom's "meritorious service" : Antislavery in the Upper South
  • Captain Vesey's cargo: Continuity in Georgia and the Carolinas
  • Mum Bett takes a name: The emergence of free Black communities
  • Harry Washington's Atlantic crossings: The migrations of Black loyalists
  • A suspicion only: Racism in the Early Republic
  • Eli Whitney's cotton engine: Expansion and rebellion
  • General Gabriel's flag: Unsuccessful coda to the revolution.