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.

Edition Statement

• 1st ed.

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Debating Abolition in an Age of Revolution -- Chapter 2. Sustaining Slavery in an Age of Freedom -- Chapter 3. Abolishing Slavery in the New Nation -- Chapter 4. Not Quite Free -- Chapter 5. Slavery, Freedom, and Citizenship in the New Republic -- Chapter 6. Slavery in Motion -- Chapter 7. Colonization and Gradualism's Persistence -- Chapter 8. Creating a Free Life -- Chapter 9. Debating Slavery's End -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
• English.

Identifiers

• Isbns: 9780812290226; 0812290224; 132251271X; 9781322512716; 0812246497; 9780812246490
• Oclc Number: (OCoLC)891351201

Publication Statement

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

Physical Description

• Extent: 1 online resource (368 pages)

Table Of Contents

• Frontmatter --
• Contents --
• Introduction --
• Chapter 1. Debating Abolition in an Age of Revolution --
• Chapter 2. Sustaining Slavery in an Age of Freedom --
• Chapter 3. Abolishing Slavery in the New Nation --
• Chapter 4. Not Quite Free --
• Chapter 5. Slavery, Freedom, and Citizenship in the New Republic --
• Chapter 6. Slavery in Motion --
• Chapter 7. Colonization and Gradualism's Persistence --
• Chapter 8. Creating a Free Life --
• Chapter 9. Debating Slavery's End --
• Conclusion --
• Notes --
• Bibliography --
• Index --
• Acknowledgments.

Summary

• James J. Gigantino II shatters the easy dichotomy between free and slave states in early America. The Ragged Road to Abolition illustrates how slavery in New Jersey persisted until the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment and reveals the myriad ways this marginalized the state's free blacks.

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