Jim Crow New York: A Documentary History of Race and Citizenship, 1777-1877 Contributor(s): Gellman, David N. (Editor), Quigley, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0814731503 ISBN-13: 9780814731505 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: View the Table of Contents. Read the Introduction. A "Choice" Outstanding Academic Title (2004) "With so many document collections aimed at teaching scholars and students about slavery and race relations in the nineteenth-century South, it is refreshing and enlightening to read a collection that reminds us of the northern side of the story." "Gellman and Quigley provide a unique perspective. While invaluable for scholars of slavery and NYC, most importantly, students will find an invaluable window onto democracy's history in the US." In 1821, New York's political leaders met for over two months to rewrite the state's constitution. The new document secured the right to vote for the great mass of white men while denying all but the wealthiest African-American men access to the polls. Jim Crow New York introduces students and scholars alike to this watershed event in American political life. This action crystallized the paradoxes of freeblack citizenship, not only in the North but throughout the nation: African Americans living in New York would no longer be slaves. But would they be citizens? Jim Crow New York provides readers with both scholarly analysis and access to a series of extraordinary documents, including extensive excerpts from the resonant speeches made at New York's 1821 constitutional convention and additional documents which recover a diversity of voices, from lawmakers to African-American community leaders, from newspaper editors to activists. The text is further enhanced by extensive introductory essays and headnotes, maps, illustrations, and a detailed bibliographic essay. |
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BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
Dewey: 323.119 |
LCCN: 2002155242 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.36" W x 8.84" (1.09 lbs) 353 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
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Publisher Description: A Choice Outstanding Academic Title (2004) |
Contributor Bio(s): Gellman, David N.: - David N. Gellman is Associate Professor of History at DePauw University.Quigley, David: - David Quigley is Associate Professor of History at Boston College. |