Many thousands gone : the first two centuries of slavery in North America
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [1998].
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0674810929, 9780674810921, 0674002113, 9780674002111
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Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [1998].
Format
Book
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x, 497 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0674810929, 9780674810921, 0674002113, 9780674002111

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-485) and index.
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This book sketches the complex evolution of slavery and black society from the first arrivals in the early 1600s through the American Revolution. Many Americans, black and white, identify slavery with cotton, the deep South, and the African-American church. But at the beginning of the nineteenth century, after almost two hundred years of African-American life in mainland North America, few slaves grew cotton, lived in the deep South, or embraced Christianity. The author demonstrates that earlier North American slavery had many different forms and meanings that varied over time and from place to place. The author shows that slavery and race did not have a fixed character that endured for centuries but were constantly being constructed or reconstructed in response to changing historical circumstances. This work illustrates that complex nature of American slavery, the falsity of many of our stereotypes, and the unique world wrought by the slaves themselves.
Awards
Association of American Publishers PROSE Award, 1998.
Awards
Bancroft Prize, 1999.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Berlin, I. (1998). Many thousands gone: the first two centuries of slavery in North America . Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Berlin, Ira, 1941-2018. 1998. Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Berlin, Ira, 1941-2018. Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1998.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Berlin, Ira. Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1998.

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