The ragged road to abolition : slavery and freedom in New Jersey, 1775-1865

Summary

Titles

• Full Title: The ragged road to abolition : slavery and freedom in New Jersey, 1775-1865/ James J. Gigantino II.

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-335) and index.
• Debating Abolition in an Age of Revolution -- Sustaining Slavery in an Age of Freedom -- Abolishing Slavery in the New Nation -- Not Quite Free -- Slavery, Freedom, and Citizenship in the New Republic -- Slavery in Motion -- Colonization and Gradualism's Persistence -- Creating a Free Life -- Debating Slavery's End.

Identifiers

• Isbns: 9780812246490; 0812246497
• Oclc Number: (OCoLC)900484094

Publication Statement

• Place: Philadelphia
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Date: 2014

Physical Description

• Extent: 359 pages :
• Dimensions: 24 cm
• Illustrations: illustrations ;

Table Of Contents

• Debating Abolition in an Age of Revolution -- Sustaining Slavery in an Age of Freedom -- Abolishing Slavery in the New Nation -- Not Quite Free -- Slavery, Freedom, and Citizenship in the New Republic -- Slavery in Motion -- Colonization and Gradualism's Persistence -- Creating a Free Life -- Debating Slavery's End.

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