{"product_id":"african-american-voices-a-documentary-reader-1619-1877-paperback-softback-9781405182676","title":"African American Voices; A Documentary Reader, 1619-1877 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405182676","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAfrican American Voices\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Documentary Reader, 1619-1877\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAfrican American Voices\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderfully conceptualized compilation of first hand testimony on a broad range of topics related to American slavery and slave resistance. It is an enormously valuable contribution.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJames Oliver Horton\u003c\/b\u003e, Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Studies and History at George Washington University and Historian Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, co-author of \u003ci\u003eSlavery and the Making of America\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eSlavery and Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAfrican American Voices\u003c\/i\u003e represents a remarkably informative, deeply moving, very readable collection of key primary documents on the history of slavery and freedom, thoughtfully assembled and skillfully introduced by master historian Steven Mintz. … Highly recommended!\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJames Kirby Martin\u003c\/b\u003e, Distinguished University Professor of History, University of Houston, and editor of \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Courage\u003c\/i\u003e (3rd edition, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Steven Mintz combines a helpful discussion of slavery in the western world with a collection of writings by or about African Americans. This volume will engage the interest of college students.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eStanley Harrold\u003c\/b\u003e, South Carolina State University, and co-author (with Darlene Clark Hine and William Hine) of \u003ci\u003eAfrican Americans: A Concise History\u003c\/i\u003e (3rd edition)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[A]n extraordinarily well-crafted tool both in the hands of academic teachers and researchers. It sheds a light on all essential aspects of African American history and culture up to the inglorious end of Reconstruction and excels in providing coverage of lesser known facets. With its comprehensive new introduction, it also provides a new perspective on research problems in African American history. … [A] superb publication.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Norbert Finzsch\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Cologne, Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSteven Mintz (Edited by), S Mintz (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405182676, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 February 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA succinct, up-to-date overview of the history of slavery that places American slavery in comparative perspective. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides students with more than 70 primary documents on the history of slavery in America\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes extensive excerpts from slave narratives, interviews with former slaves, and letters by African Americans that document the experience of bondage\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive headnotes introduce each selection\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA Visual History chapter provides images to supplement the written documents\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an extensive bibliography and bibliographic essay\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the New Edition xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 ‘‘Death’s Gwineter Lay His Cold Icy Hands on Me’’: Enslavement 40\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A European Slave Trader, John Barbot, Describes the African Slave Trade (1682) 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Muslim Merchant, Ayubah Suleiman Diallo, Recalls His Capture and Enslavement (1733) 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Employee of Britain’s Royal African Company Describes the Workings of the Slave Trade (1738) 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Olaudah Equiano, an 11-Year-Old Ibo from Nigeria, Remembers His Kidnapping into Slavery (1789) 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 A Scottish Explorer, Mungo Park, Offers a Graphic Account of the African Slave Trade (1797) 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Venture Smith Relates the Story of His Kidnapping at the Age of Six (1798) 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 ‘‘God’s A-Gwineter Trouble de Water’’: The Middle Passage and Arrival 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A European Slave Trader, James Barbot, Jr., Describes a Shipboard Revolt by Enslaved Africans (1700) 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Olaudah Equiano, Who Was Born in Eastern Nigeria, Describes the Horrors of the Middle Passage (1789) 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Doctor, Alexander Falconbridge, Describes Conditions on an English Slaver (1788) 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Olaudah Equiano Describes His Arrival in the New World (1789) 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 An English Physician, Alexander Falconbridge, Describes the Treatment of Newly Arrived Slaves in the West Indies (1788) 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 ‘‘A Change is Gonna Come’’: Slavery in the Era of the American Revolution 74\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Poet Phillis Wheatley Writes about Freedom and Equal Rights (1774) 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Massachusetts Slaves Petition for Freedom (1774) 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Virginia’s Royal Governor Promises Freedom to Slaves Who Join the British Army (1775) 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Virginia’s Assembly Denounces Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation (1775) 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Connecticut Slaves Petition for Freedom (1779) 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Boston King, a Black Loyalist, Seeks Freedom Behind British Lines (1798) 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 A Participant in Gabriel’s Rebellion Explains Why He Took Part in the Attempted Insurrection (1812) 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Gabriel’s Brother Explains the Rebellion’s Objectives (1800) 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 President Thomas Jefferson Tries to Arrange for the Deportation of Men Involved in Gabriel’s Rebellion (1802) 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 ‘‘We Raise de Wheat, Dey Gib Us de Corn’’: Conditions of Life 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Free Black Kidnapped from New York, Solomon Northrup, Describes the Working Conditions of Slaves on a Louisiana Cotton Plantation (1853) 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Charles Ball, a Slave in Maryland, South Carolina, and Georgia, Compares Working Conditions on Tobacco\u003cbr\u003eand Cotton Plantations (1858) 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Josiah Henson, a Maryland Slave, Describes Slave Housing, Diet, and Clothing (1877) 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Francis Henderson, Who Was a Slave near Washington, D.C., Describes Living Conditions Under Slavery (1856) 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 A South Carolina Slave, Jacob Stroyer, Recalls the Material Conditions of Slave Life (1898) 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 A Former Virginia Slave, James Martin, Remembers a Slave Auction (1937) 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Elizabeth Keckley, Born into Slavery in Virginia, Describes a Slave Sale (1868) 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 ‘‘Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen’’: Visual History of Slavery 98\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Inspection and Sale of an African Captive Along the West African Coast (1854) 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 An Illustration of the Layout of a Slave Ship (1807) 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Enslaved Africans on the Deck of a Slave Ship (1860) 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Two Slave Sale Advertisements (1859, c.1780s) 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 A Fugitive Slave Advertisement (1774) 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 An Illustration of a Slave Auction at Richmond, Virginia (1856) 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Five Generations of a Slave Family (c.1850s) 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 An Engraving Illustrating Nat Turner’s Insurrection (c.1831) 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 A Plantation Manual Offers Detailed Instructions to Overseers about How They Are to Treat Nursing Mothers (1857–1858) 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 African Americans in Baltimore Celebrate the Ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment, Extending the Vote to Black Men (1870) 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 ‘‘O Mother Don’t You Weep’’: Women, Children, and Families 114\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Harriet Jacobs Describes Her Efforts to Escape Verbal, Physical, and Sexual Abuse (1861) 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Bethany Veney Describes How She Aborted a Slave Sale (1889) 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Susie King Taylor Escapes to Freedom During the Civil War (1902) 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Jacob Stroyer Recalls the Formative Experiences of His Childhood (1898) 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 James W. C. Pennington Analyzes the Impact of Slavery upon Childhood (1849) 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Lunsford Lane Describes the Moment When He First Recognized the Meaning of Slavery (1842) 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Laura Spicer Learns that Her Husband, Who Had Been Sold Away, Has Taken Another Wife (1869) 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 An Overseer Attempts to Rape Josiah Henson’s Mother (1877) 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Lewis Clarke Discusses the Impact of Slavery on Family Life (1846) 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 ‘‘Go Home to My Lord and Be Free’’: Religion 138\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Olaudah Equiano, from Eastern Nigeria, Describes West African Religious Beliefs and Practices (1789) 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Charles Ball, a Slave in Maryland, Remembers a Slave Funeral, which Incorporated Traditional African Customs (1837) 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Peter Randolph, a Former Virginia Slave, Describes the Religious Gatherings Slaves Held Outside of Their Masters’ Supervision (1893) 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Henry Bibb, Who Toiled in Slavery in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Arkansas, Discusses ‘‘Conjuration’’ (1849) 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 ‘‘Oppressed So Hard They Could Not Stand’’: Punishment 148\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Frederick Douglass, a Fugitive Slave from Maryland, Describes the Circumstances that Prompted Masters to Whip Slaves (1845) 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Elizabeth Keckley of Virginia Describes a Lashing She Received (1868) 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 John Brown, Born into Slavery in Virginia, Has Bells and Horns Fastened on His Head (1855) 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 William Wells Brown, a Missouri Slave Driver, Is Tied Up in a Smokehouse (1847) 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Moses Roper, a Slave in Georgia and the Carolinas, Is Punished for Attempting to Run Away (1837) 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 A Kentucky Slave, Lewis Clarke, Describes the Implements His Mistress Used to Beat Him (1846) 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 ‘‘Let My People Go’’: Resistance and Flight 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Frederick Douglass Resists a Slave Breaker (1845) 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Nat Turner, a Baptist Preacher in Virginia, Describes His Revolt Against Slavery (1831) 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Harriet Tubman, a Former Maryland Slave, Sneaks into the South to Free Slaves (1872) 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Harriet Tubman’s Life and Methods for Liberating Slaves (1863, 1865) 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Levi Coffin, the ‘‘President’’ of the Underground Railroad, Assists Fugitives to Escape Slavery (1876) 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 A Maryland Slave, Margaret Ward, Follows the North Star to Freedom (1879) 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Frederick Douglass Borrows a Sailor’s Papers to Escape Slavery (1855, 1895) 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Henry ‘‘Box’’ Brown of Virginia Escapes Slavery in a Sealed Box (1872) 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Margaret Garner, a Fugitive Slave from Kentucky, Kills Her Daughter Rather Than See Her Returned to Slavery (1876) 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 ‘‘The Walls Came Tumblin’ Down’’: Emancipation 184\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Hannah Johnson, the Mother of a Black Soldier, Pleads with President Abraham Lincoln Not to Rescind the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Private Thomas Long Assesses the Meaning of Black Military Service During the Civil War (1870) 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Corporal Jackson Cherry Appeals for Equal Opportunity for Former Slaves (1865) 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Jourdon Anderson, a former Tennessee Slave, Declines His Former Master’s Invitation to Return to His Plantation (1865) 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Major General Rufus Saxon Assesses the Freedmen’s Aspirations (1866) 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Colonel Samuel Thomas Describes the Attitudes of Ex-Confederates Toward the Freedmen (1865) 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Francis L. Cardozo of South Carolina Asks for Land for the Freedmen (1868) 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Rev. Elias Hill Is Attacked by the Ku Klux Klan (1872) 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Henry Blake, a Former Arkansas Slave, Describes Sharecropping (1937) 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Frederick Douglass Assesses the Condition of the Freedmen (1880) 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical Essay 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 236\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437789311256,"sku":"9781405182676","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405182676.jpg?v=1784940509","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/african-american-voices-a-documentary-reader-1619-1877-paperback-softback-9781405182676","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}