African Americans in the Colonial Era - From African Origins through the American Revolution 4e (Paperback, 4th Edition)

What are the origins of slavery and race-based prejudice in the mainland American colonies? How did the Atlantic slave trade operate to supply African labor to colonial America? How did African-American culture form and evolve? How did the American Revolution affect men and women of African descent? Previous editions of this work depicted African-Americans in the American mainland colonies as their contemporaries saw them: as persons from one of the four continents who interacted economically, socially, and politically in a vast, complex Atlantic world. It showed how the society that resulted in colonial America reflected the mix of Atlantic cultures and that a group of these people eventually used European ideas to support creation of a favorable situation for those largely of European descent, omitting Africans, who constituted their primary labor force. In this fourth edition of African Americans in the Colonial Era: From African Origins through the American Revolution, acclaimed scholar Donald R. Wright offers new interpretations to provide a clear understanding of the Atlantic slave trade and the nature of the early African-American experience. This revised edition incorporates the latest data, a fresh Atlantic perspective, and an updated bibliographical essay to thoroughly explore African-Americans African origins, their experience crossing the Atlantic, and their existence in colonial America in a broadened, more nuanced way.

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	D. R. Wright
Dimensions:	215 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	312
Edition:	4th Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-119-13387-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	1-119-13387-4
Barcode:	9781119133872

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