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This is the dramatic, exciting, authoritative story of the experiences of African Americans from the time they left Africa to their continued struggle for equality at the end of the twentieth century.
Since its original publication in 1947,
From Slavery to Freedom has stood as the definitive his-tory of African Americans. Coauthors John Hope Franklin and Alfred A. Moss, Jr., give us a vividly detailed account of the journey of African Americans from their origins in the civilizations of Africa, through their years of slavery in the New World, to the successful struggle for freedom and its aftermath in the West Indies, Latin America, and the United States.
This eighth edition has been revised to include expanded coverage of Africa; additional material in every chapter on the history and current situation of African Americans in the United States; new charts, maps, and black-and-white illustrations; and a third four-page color insert. The authors incorporate recent scholarship to examine slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the period between World War I and World War II (including the Harlem Renaissance).
From Slavery to Freedom describes the rise of slavery, the interaction of European and African cultures in the New World, and the emergence of a distinct culture and way of life among slaves and free blacks. The authors examine the role of blacks in the nation's wars, the rise of an articulate, restless free black community by the end of the eighteenth century, and the growing resistance to slavery among an expanding segment of the black population.
The book deals in considerable detail with the period after slavery, including the arduous struggle for first-class citizenship that has extended into the twentieth century. Many developments in recent African American history are examined, including demographic change; educational efforts; literary and cultural changes; problems in housing, health, juvenile matters, and poverty; the expansion of the black middle class; and the persistence of discrimination in the administration of justice.
All who are interested in African Americans' continuing quest for equality will find a wealth of information based on the recent findings of many scholars. Professors Franklin and Moss have captured the tragedies and triumphs, the hurts and joys, the failures and successes, of blacks in a lively and readable volume that remains the most authoritative and comprehensive book of its kind.
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Awesome Book Covering African-American History!.......2007-08-08
This is an excellent history book. I used it for a class on African-American history and really learned so much from reading and studying this textbook. John Hope Franklin has touched a high point in his career with this textbook. It was easy to read and very informative. The illustrations provided a lot of valuable information. As always, the pictures conveyed more than a thousand words. It was very enlightening to see color pictures in the book also. The text started with Chapter One, entitled, "Land of Their Ancestors" in 1076 and ended with Chapter 25 entitled "Half Century of Change" in 1998. Finally, being a graduate of the University of Maryland, University College, I must also give credit to Alfred A. Moss, Jr., for his marvelous work in producing this extraordinary text. Other excellent books to read are: "Trilogy Moments for the Mind, Body and Soul" with the new Epulaeryu poetry form; "The Language of Poetry Forms" by Tree Good; and, "Everyday Miracles" by Margaret Okubo.
From Tragedy to Triumph.......2007-04-07
Now in its 8th edition, and now combined as two volumes in one, "From Slavery to Freedom" is an indispensable primer on African American historiography. Sweeping, even epic in its expanse, John Hope Franklin's overview of the African American experience, from African freedom to American enslavement, to American freedom, is the place to start to introduce oneself to this vital topic.
Reviewer: Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., is the author of Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction, Soul Physicians: A Theology of Soul Care And Spiritual Direction, and Spiritual Friends: A Methodology of Soul Care And Spiritual Direction.
From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans (2 Vols. in 2).......2007-03-18
The book was exactly what I needed for my College History Class.
AND the price was right.
Loved It.......2007-03-14
I loved the fact that the book was in good shape (New as specified) when I received it and it also came on time as specified in the estimated delivery date. To me that was an excellent service right there.
From Slavery to Freedom.......2006-02-04
I am a student of African-American history, and this is the most thorough book on African-American history I have read. From this book, one can gain a comprehensive view of the history of Blacks in Africa before they were brought to America as slaves. Once in America, the book expounds on every facet of Black life in every period of history from slavery to the contemporary era.
This book should be a part of the library of any serious student of African-American history.
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This text introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays and is designed to encourage critical thinking about the history and culture of African Americans. The book presents a carefully selected group of readings organized to allow students to evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians, and draw their own conclusions.
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A Key To Understanding African-American History.......2002-12-15
This book chronicles the strivings of blacks from Reconstruction to present day. It breaks up the chapters into the different time periods in American history. Each chapter is filled with essay and documents that futher explain black life. The many articles are insightful and allow one to jump back to the time period. It also deals with many of the black leaders ideologies. This book is for any person who enjoys history and is interested in the long and obstacle-filled past of black Americans.
Good Beginning for Understanding African American History.......2001-07-02
Thorough, detailed, and not monotonous, this is a book that I would recommend for anyone who wants to learn about African-American history, not hust through the eyes of scholars and professors, but through those who had had direct contact with the changes in African-American society. I would strongly urge those who want to learn more about African-American history to begin right here.
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Freedom!
Eliza and her baby, running across the ice. Selena and Cornelia Jackson, masquerading as boys. Henry Box Brown, shipping himself north in a wooden crate. Jane Johnson, risking everything to testify against her former owner in court. Ellen Craft, posing as her husband's owner.
Escaping from slavery against overwhelming odds, these people were helped by courage, ingenuity, and the informal network known as the Underground Railroad. Here are their gripping stories, told by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Charles Lilly, and accompanied by information about slave laws of the era, key Underground Railroad leaders, and a bibliography.
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I think that this was an interesting book to read.......2000-07-24
I am a 7th grader who was assigned this book to read as a summer reading project by my future teacher. After reading many different books on the life experiments of slaves durning the Civil War, I found this book interesting. It is about five slaves and how they managed to escape slavery. It show how brave each one of these people were in their own way. It also show how the Underground Railroad worked to help them in their escape of the in human lives that they were living along with the abuse that they suffered. The most interesting person of the five was Eliza, she also was fighting for the freedom of her baby Caroline. I think that the danger of the escape was harder for her because she was more worried about her daughter and what could happen to both of them if they were to get caught.This book kept me interested because it tells of the feeling that each one of the slaves is feeling and how they handle the next travel from one place to another. I liked the reading of the adventures that they had and how in the end they needed to adjust to a new kind of life.
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Slavery is a difficult concept to address with children, especially because many adults would prefer to forget that period of American history. In From Slave Ship to Freedom Road, award-winning author Julius Lester takes older children (and adults) on an intense, personal journey through the slave experience. As he gently explains the factual horrors of slave-ship conditions, auction blocks, plantation life, and the risks associated with escape, Lester consistently prods young readers with probing questions: "How would I feel if that happened to me?" "Would you risk going to jail to help someone you didn't know?" "You are free, but are you?" Lester also asks us to imagine the voices and feelings of the African Americans in the illustrations--another brilliant call for active participation.
Rod Brown's paintings are achingly vivid, so much so that a few may be too powerful for younger children. Certain depictions are difficult even for adults to bear: a lynched man with the bloody blows of a whip marking his back; slaves stacked seven-high in the hold of a ship, packed onto shelves with less room than the drawers of a morgue; and black bodies bobbing in the ocean. These are horrible images, but nonetheless historically accurate and important to remember. Brown took seven years to create these startling images, and his careful attention is reflected in the paintings' power and emotion. Children may be initially startled by From Slave Ship to Freedom Road, but they will also be engaged and enlightened. (Ages 10 to 13)
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With twenty-four magnificent paintings and a profoundly moving text, Rod Brown and Julius Lester depict the course of slavery, beginning with the ships sailing from Africa on the notorious Middle Passage and continuing through the Civil War. Julius Lester brilliantly interprets Rod Brown's powerful paintings, giving weight to both the historical facts and the emotions of the people. Invoking the memories of ancestors whose names they do not know, Mr. Lester and Mr. Brown show the kidnappings, auctions, and whippings. Equally important, they reveal the inner life of the slaves expressed in their secret worship meetings, their heroic escapes, and their joy--tinged with apprehension--about freedom. From Slave Ship to Freedom Road is a work of major importance.
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I disagree with this book for young children.......2004-07-18
Don't be fooled by the looks of this book. It isn't for little kids. This powerful narrative asks students to step into the role of a middle passage slave, a master whipping a slave, an abolitionist, and a salve who has just been set free after the Civil War. For classroom use I would send small sections home with CAREFULLY selected students for them to practice reading as a homework assignment. By numbering their entries, students can circle in order to read their parts aloud in order. To be on the safe side, sending permission slips home to parents might be a good idea. This is powerful, expect to see emotions from your students. I would not use it with students any younger than 8th grade, and that might be pushing it.
Amazing is not strong enough.......2003-11-20
I am a college student that had this book read to me in one of my literacy classes. I have never seen a "children's" book so powerful. Most elementary social studies books give a less graphic approach to slavery. I think that this is a great book to use in the classroom. Many history books paint a more rosie picture of slavery. This book can open up the eyes of many students. I fear though that parents and administrators may be disapproving of this text. That probably is because they are afraid or ashamed of history. This book would work wonders for a social issues literacy discussion. Students are encouraged to reflect feelings of empathy not sympathy when reading this book. This is a wonderful book and I encourage teachers and parents everywhere to use it when dealing with the topic of slavery. It can open many people's eyes!!!!
A powerful exploration of African-American history.......2001-11-17
"From Slave Ship to Freedom Road" combines text by Julius Lester with the superb paintings of Rod Brown. Together they tell the story of African-American enslavement and freedom.
Brown's paintings are truly stunning. He creates images that are often disturbing and graphic: men chained together like cargo in a slave ship's hold, a slave's back bloody with fresh welts, etc. But he also renders the faces of people with great care and tenderness.
At times, I felt that Lester's text was a bit too racially charged (for example, he includes separate "Imagination Exercises" for black and white readers). But on the whole, this is a moving and educational book. Also, there is text and an illustration explaining how many whites risked their lives to help escaped slaves; this aspect of the book is an effective celebration of racial reconciliation.
This book is a "must read" for all children!.......1999-11-13
Julius Lester has an amazing way with words in this powerful book about the journey to America on the slaveship. The illustrator, Rod Brown, is phenomenal! The two of them together made this book a tool for empowering young people to understand the experiences of Africans coming to America against their will. Although some of the content is tear-jerking and painful, it is necessary reading for all upper elementary and higher grade students. Adults should read it too!
Never have words and pictures been more perfect together........1999-06-28
Even though the book is for children it will open the eyes and heart of anyone that reads it. It's like the painting was done as the story was written. I had a chance to meet Rod Brown and he does an excellent job of reviewing the book while displaying his art work. I was moved to tears.
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What would it take for slaves to escape from slavery in the Deep South, 1,000 miles from freedom and then on to England during the period of the Fugitive Slave Act? For most slaves the thought of escape was unimaginable. But fear did not stop Ellen and William Craft from chasing freedom.
An inspiring and riveting story of two amazing people stopping at nothing to fight for freedom and racial equality, this thrilling true tale chronicles Ellen and William Craft's lives from their flight from slavery in Georgia to their rise to world-wide fame as heroes of the Abolitionist movement.
Illustrated with period artwork, newspaper clippings, and archival photographs, 5,000 Miles to Freedom captures the unforgiving realities of slave life, the political hatred between North and South, and, above all, the extraordinary achievements of this remarkable couple.
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This year's non-fiction winner.......2006-09-05
At what point did the National Geographic press for children just decide to whop the competition upside the head and produce book after book after book of fairly fabulous non-fiction like some kind o' history creatin' machine? I was willing to turn a blind eye the first two or three times this year they cranked out marvelous material, but after reading "5,000 Miles To Freedom", I can keep silent no longer. Written by the Fradins, Judith & Dennis respectively, the book is riveting. Mr. Fradin has, on his own, written "almost 150 books" of which I have read zippo. Zilch. Nuthin'. To what, then, do we owe this truly exciting tale of escape, villains, heroism, and more than a touch of cross-dressing? Truly the stars were in alignment when all parties involved decided to work upon this title. Relegated from my "I Don't Want To Read This Book Because I Suspect That It Is Good For Me" pile to my "I Love This Book and You Can Read It After You've Pried It From My Cold Dead Hands" pile, this is the story to hand to kids if you want to inform them about the Underground Railroad and slavery in a manner that is both factual and fascinating. A non-fiction must read, to say the least.
Their story is incredible precisely because it is true. On the morning of December 21, 1848, Ellen and William Craft escaped as slaves from a plantation in Macon, Georgia. Their plan was an original one. Ellen, light-skinned, disguised herself as a young gentleman slave owner. William, darker, was her "slave". Together the two were going to go from Macon to the Altantic coast. From there they would travel, sometimes by boat and sometimes by train to the North. The book follows the two every step of the way, including many of the close calls the two had to suffer. Even when they planted their feet on the New England soil, however, their lives were not at peace. They were heroes for their actions amongst the abolitionists and famous for their cleverness. With the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act, however, there was always the danger of their being recaptured and forced to return. Only living in England, 5,000 miles from Macon, would allow the two to live in relative freedom on their own. This is the story of a couple who would stop at nothing to do what they wanted, whether or not it was what slaveholders or abolitionists had planned for them. It's a tale about an escape and return and all that those two things would come to entail.
What keeps this book pumping is just how exciting it all is! I never expected when I picked up, "5,000 Miles To Freedom" that what I had on my hands was a truly amazing thriller. Sure, the Crafts' initial escape is intense. But does it stop when they reach the North? Oh no, sir. They are tracked and hunted and must flee time and time again. It must have been truly awful for them but in terms of writing a book, it creates just the right amount of momentum. Though everything you may find here is based on fact, the excitement locked away in these 96 pages almost strains belief. A person begins to wonder why there hasn't been a biography of these intrepid couple since the 1971 Simon & Schuster title, "Two Tickets To Freedom".
So is it a children's book or a teen book? I guess I say children's, but with a couple reservations here and there. The Fradins work very hard at trying to let young readers understand just how horrific slavery could be, right from the start. I suppose they want to get it out of the way and establish their heroes and villains from the get go. To do so, however, they tend to describe an array of particularly nasty tortures, sometimes with accompanying illustrations. The rape of slaves is also freely discussed her, once in terms of Ellen's own mother (explaining successfully why Ellen was light-skinned). Basically, this book is best sold on a kid by kid basis. Some children will be ready for what it has to say. Others may not be. Eventually, however, every kid needs to at least be familiar with its content. It may not always be pleasant, but it certainly is real.
The book is also sophisticated in terms of linking the industrial changes of the time to the "success" of slavery. I have never read a children's non-fiction book on the subject that took the time this title did to explain that it was the rise of the railroad that made cotton transportation noteworthy and, more importantly, profitable. Plus the fact that "nearly all of the slaves who escaped to free soil came from states near the North such as Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky" was news to me. Later there is a mention that when the Crafts moved to England they found a new kind of prejudice. "England was much less race conscious, but far more class conscious". Kudos to the Fradins for putting all this information together.
What the Fradins also do well here is to present the facts surrounding the Crafts' life in such a way that it isn't all black and white, good vs. bad. Yes, the slavers and slave catchers were perfect villains. More interesting, however, was that sometimes the abolitionists weren't perfect saints. At one point two Southerners come to Boston to recapture the Crafts. Their plan fails in part because the abolitionists do what they can to protect their friends. At one point, however, a crazed Bostonian pulls a gun and tries to shoot one of the slavers. Later on the Crafts meet with a great deal of resistance when they try to break away from the abolitionists' hold on them. The couple comes to feel that in many ways they are pets of the movement. Their desire to strike out (as they often did) and do something on their own again and again is almost as breathtaking as their original escape.
I appreciated that the authors took the time to interview and give much respect to the descendants of the Crafts. There's a lovely Afterword to "5,000 Miles To Freedom" that includes some of the interviewed descendants, as well as their photographs. It's good for kids today to know that though there isn't a single photo of the Crafts in this book, they were still real people. And nothing is more real than hearing about a person's kin living, breathing, and talking today. Plus the heroic duo is all the more interesting when you consider that their story had a happy ending. I don't know too many escaped slaves that could have said as much.
When you begin this book you notice the following Author's Note just before the Contents: "Old documents, letters, diaries, newspapers, speeches, and personal narratives provided most of the information for this book. Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, by William and Ellen Craft, is the source for nearly all the dialogue". I'm glad the authors happened to mention this. I, personally, always get a teensy bit out of sorts when I run across a supposedly "non-fiction" book sporting dialogue. Authors of every stripe tend to have a hard time displaying their real life characters in a sympathetic fashion without relying on "hearing" their voices. The irresponsible people will preface a long string of speech with something like, "Mr. X might have said something very much like this when this situation occurred". Far cleverer to take the words directly from your subject's own autobiography. Especially if that book gives you the dialogue you need word for word.
When I read the remarkable, "Maritcha: A Nineteenth Century American Girl" by Tonya Bolden I recall the author saying something about the illustrations and pictures she included in the book. Ms. Bolden had some difficulty finding depictions of African Americans, "given the scarcity of nonderogatory images of blacks in pre-Civil War America". The Fradins must certainly have had similar problems. Yet for all that, their book is brimming with remarkable images that aren't in the least bit stereotypical (with the possible exception of freedmen's school). From the breathtaking "first aerial photograph ever taken in the United States" from a balloon over 1860 Boston to the fabulous illustration of Ellen modeling her male garb in the 1851 Illustrated London News, no expense has been spared. The design of this book is very pleasing to the eye. Photographs and reproductions of original receipts abound. It breaks up the text very nicely indeed.
In the back of the book you will find a Time Line, list of Sources, a Bibliography, and an Index. I did notice that the Fradins have offered a very old-fashioned form of Bibliography here. Yes, they cite book, newspaper, video, and personal interview sources. These days, however, it's always a good idea to include some reliable websites on the matter. Even if Dennis and Judith never spent so much as a minute online, the single best way to keep kids informed on a given subject is to direct them to something other than Google. Children will certainly pick up one of the cited books if they're interested enough, but for those kids who idly want to know more, you may as well hand them a section entitled For More On the Craft Escape, Try These Websites, or something along those lines.
In the end, though, what the Fradins have done here is capture the paranoia, horror, and bravery of this most remarkable period of American history. They have done what every good biography strives for. The tale of the Crafts isn't just about two little people. It's about how they played a part in a massive struggle for basic human decency and freedom. The authors have gone beyond just placing facts on a page and have created a form and a structure that is not only informative and well-cited but also a gripping read. No biographer could hope to do more than what the Fradins have accomplished here. Consider, "5,000 Miles To Freedom" a necessary purchase for every library in America.
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While the civil rights movement in America is officially recognized as the period between 1954 and 1968 ('beginning' on May 17, 1954 when the Supreme Court outlawed segregation in public schools, through to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968), the struggle actually began long before that. Slavery in the American colonies was protested against as far back as the seventeenth century, though it was not until the mid-nineteenth century that the resistance built momentum. This photographic journey of the African American struggle for equality begins with abolitionists like Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery in 1849 and then helped others to freedom, and continues to the present. Freedom chronicles the battle to eradicate slavery through the Civil War (1861-5) and, once slavery was officially outlawed, it traces the evolution of its dual legacy - segregation and racism. The struggle for equal rights involves small acts of personal bravery and sweeping proclamations of legal and moral import; it is the stuff of economics, war, tradition, despair, politics, hope, activism, vigilance and violence. It engages black and white, heroes and the unheralded, public acts of protest and private moments of introspection.
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Gorgeous Book.......2005-02-01
This is an absolutely gorgeous book, very comprehensive and tons of excellent pictures
Freedom:Photographic History/African American Struggle.......2002-12-13
This book is a gorgeous coffee-table volume. It is divided into sections by time periods beginning in the 1840s and continues to the present. Each chapter is introduced with an in-depth discussion of what was happening at that time, then moves to captioned photos. The book is large, 10"x12", and is presented on heavy, high quality paper; a pleasure to hold and look at! My only criticism is that readability was sacrificed for design. The type is very small and, therefore, difficult to read, and the caption reference number below each photo is mircoscopic. Also, even though I'm sure the photos were reproduced perfectly, some are hard to make out (what do I expect for 100+ year old photos!) I recommend this book whether you are interested in this subject, interested in photography or just love beautiful books.
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WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE
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Thomas Jefferson denied that whites and freed blacks could live together in harmony. His cousin, Richard Randolph, not only disagreed, but made it possible for ninety African Americans to prove Jefferson wrong.
Israel on the Appomattox tells the story of these liberated blacks and the community they formed, called Israel Hill, in Prince Edward County, Virginia. There, ex-slaves established farms, navigated the Appomattox River, and became entrepreneurs. Free blacks and whites did business with one another, sued each other, worked side by side for equal wages, joined forces to found a Baptist congregation, moved west together, and occasionally settled down as man and wife.
Slavery cast its grim shadow, even over the lives of the free, yet on Israel Hill we discover a moving story of hardship and hope that defies our expectations of the Old South.
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Way Down Yonder..........2007-02-07
Ely's revelations about Free African Americans in Virginia living, working, interacting, and marrying with white rural Virginians is a fascinating, detailed, and insightful revelation. Not so much that it happened, but that it was kept such a secret from the public, and in fact the subject of much dishonest, negative propaganda by the press and the politicians of the era. A week or so after starting to read this fascinating book, a relative was talking about what a great guy his new Cardiologist in Richmond, Va was. And he related that the good Doctor was from Charlotte Court House, between Naruna, Va where I grew up and, the location of New Isreal in Buckingham County. And his name was Randolph...,the family name taken by many of the slaves freed by the Mr. Randolph in the 1700's. This week the legislature of Virginia passed an official statement of regret for the effects of slavery. An institution the the Randolph family escaped a hundred years before most of their peers. Hopefully it wont take another hundred years before an African American Cardiologist from small town Virginia, is not a anomaly.
A story that deserved to be told, though it drags a little in repetitive places.......2005-12-22
The subject of this history is Israel Hill in the early 19th century, a settlement in Virginia of free African Americans, former slaves who had been emancipated in their former owners' will. The book explores various aspects of lives in this community: land ownership, chosen occupations, relations with the law and with their neighbors.
It is a good and worthy history; I'm glad I read it, as I learned much. It is also a story very much worth telling. The discussion of how many of these men were drawn to the profession of piloting river shipments was particularly interesting.
The modern reader will doubtless be struck by how frequently these individuals were able to assert their rights. The law was certainly not colorblind, and they were discriminated against in many fundamental and structural ways. But the book also shows many instances wherein the freed men and women were able to bring suits and win them, or to be acquitted from unjust charges. Although discrimination was embedded in many aspects of the law, it was nevertheless the case that many a judge and jury would believe the word of a black man with a reputation for honesty over a white man with a reputation for venality.
Would-be readers should be aware, however, that the book is quite detailed. Numerous cases like those referenced above are described, and it can take a fair amount of reading to go through the examples that serve the author's point.
If I have one small criticism of the book, it's in the number of times the author feels compelled to point out that things back on Israel Hill weren't always the way that we modern audiences tend to assume from Pre-Civil War Virginia. He's certainly correct, but we have no way of knowing what future generations will assume about that time. His book would have more staying power if he didn't expect certain presumptions on the part of the reader; his work speaks for itself without them.
But that's a minor quibble; it's an inspiring story, and worth reading. Most general readers will find their understanding of this earlier society much deepened.
How free black and white folk lived together for decades.......2005-03-12
A Southern experiment in black freedom from the 1790s through Civil War times? President Thomas Jefferson condemned slavery but didn't believe whites and liberated blacks could live together in harmony: His cousin Richard Randolph and ninety blacks set out to prove him wrong, and built a bastion of freedom in his heritage to bondsman Hercules White and dozens of other slaves. The lives of the newly freed people on the land Israel Hill is revealed in Israel on the Appomattox: A Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War, an in-depth survey of how free black and white folk lived together for decades. Chapters provide both a social history of slavery and a set of political insights detailing hardship, black pride, and an impossible dream come to life.
Book Description
Unavailable for several years, Virginia Hamilton’s award-winning companion to The People Could Fly traces the history of slavery in America in the voices and stories of those who lived it. Leo and Diane Dillon’s brilliant black-and-white illustrations echo the stories’ subtlety and power, making this book as stunning to look at as it is to read.
“There is probably no better way to convey the meaning of the institution of slavery as it existed in the United States to young readers than by using, as a text to share and discuss, Many Thousand Gone.”
—The New York Times Book Review
Customer Reviews:
Opression.......2005-04-01
The purpose of the book Many Thousand Gone by Virginia Hamilton is to teach others about the many struggles slaves went through and how some people were kind hearted enough to help.
Virginia intended this book for many audiences. She wanted everyone to know about the slavery times.
This book has many stories from the beginning to when slaves were brought over from Africa, to Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, and when the Union enlisted black troops.
I would recommend this book to anyone because it is very informative, interesting, and thorough in its descriptions in what slaves went through.
Bethany H
Many Thousand Gone.......2005-03-25
I would definently reccomend this book to anyone, especially someone who is interested in learing about slavery like myself! The purpose of this book is to tell where and when slavery began. This book in my opinion is mainly for people who are interested in history; mainly slavery.
Renay G
Afriacn Amercain Slavery.......2005-03-24
I would recommend this book because it gives you a bunch of information on African American Slavery. For you people that are interested in Slavery then I would recomend you to go and check out this book. You learn when and where the events of American Slavery took place. In the book it gives you a bunch of people and they tell you there opions and what they think about the slavery, and they also have paople that have had an experience or family in the slavery.
Jolynn.N.
*#*MaNy ThOuSaNd GoNe*#*.......2005-03-21
Audience: anyone who is interested in slaves/slavery
Purpose: to inform you about different slaves
Summary: This is an informative bool about slaves.It starts in 1619 and goes through 1863 talking about slaves and what happened to them. (note: in chronological order)It gives several stories about different slaves. It tells what happened to them, if they died, if they escaped/captured, if they have families. It also tells a little about war and other historic events.
Ashley M.
Many Thousand Gone.......2000-04-11
An excellent collection of stories of early African Americans, Many Thousand Gone begins with the first slaves arriving in the United States in 1619 and goes through the close of the Civil War and the end of slavery. Each chapter relates an easy to read account of people who represent the events surrounding slavery, particularly during the 1800s. Accounts of escapes along the Underground Railroad are included as well as the stories of individuals who played a significant part of black history. These include Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Soujourner Truth, and many others. All in all, this book was a joy to read and very informative.
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The eighth edition of this best selling text has been thoroughly revised to include expanded material on the slave resistance, the recent history of African Americans in the United States, more on the history of women, and popular culture. The text has also been redesigned with new charts, maps, photographs, paintings, illustrations, and color inserts and an extensive package has been assembled, using technology and other multimedia to bring history to life. Written by distinguished and award-winning authors, retaining the same features that have made it the most popular text on African American History ever, and with fresh and appealing new features, From Slavery to Freedom remains the most revered, respected, honored text on the market.
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