Slavery and Freedom Among Early American Workers

by Graham Russell Gao Hodges

Book Overview

Covering a chronological span from the seventeenth century to the Civil War, the book reunites black and labor history, including such major topics as the formation of slavery in the North, the American Revolution, blacks and the Workingmen's Movement, and interracial marriage before the Civil War. This book provides fascinating reading for students of American history, labor history, urban history, and black history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765601133
• ISBN13: 9780765601131
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary