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Emancipating New York: The Politics of Slavery and Freedom, 1777-1827 (Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World) by David Gellman
Emancipating New York: The Politics of Slavery and Freedom, 1777-1827 (Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World) by David Gellman
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An innovative blend of cultural and political history, Emancipating New York is the most complete study to date of the abolition of slavery in New York state. Focusing on public opinion, David N. Gellman shows New Yorkers engaged in vigorous debates and determined activism during the final decades of the eighteenth century as they grappled with the possibility of freeing the state's black population. Gellman's comprehensive examination of the reasons for and timing of New York's dismantling of slavery provides a fascinating narrative of a citizenry addressing longstanding injustices central to some of the greatest traumas of American history.
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