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The Archaeology of Northern Slavery and Freedom (Hardcover)
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The Archaeology of Northern Slavery and Freedom (Hardcover)
Series: The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective
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Investigating what life was like for African Americans north of the
Mason-Dixon Line during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries,
James Delle presents the first overview of archaeological research
on the topic in this book, debunking the notion that the "free"
states of the Northeast truly offered freedom and safety for
African Americans. Excavations at cities including New York and
Philadelphia reveal that slavery was a crucial part of the
expansion of urban life as late as the 1840s. The case studies in
this book also show that enslaved African-descended people
frequently staffed suburban manor houses and agricultural
plantations. Moreover, for free blacks, racist laws such as the
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 limited the experience of freedom in the
region. Delle explains how members of the African diaspora created
rural communities of their own and worked in active resistance
against the institution of slavery. Delle shows that archaeology
can challenge dominant historical narratives by recovering material
artifacts that express the agency of their makers and users, many
of whom were written out of the documentary record. Emphasizing
that race-based slavery began in the Northeast and persisted there
for nearly two centuries, this book corrects histories that have
been whitewashed and forgotten. A volume in the series the American
Experience in Archaeological Perspective, edited by Michael S.
Nassaney.
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