A History of Negro Slavery in New York

by Edgar J. McManus

Overview

An account of slavery in New York State, often thought to be a bastion of the antislavery movement, from the importation of blacks in the 17th century until its abolition 1841.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815628941
Publisher:	Syracuse University Press
Publication date:	05/01/2001
Edition description:	1 PBK ED
Pages:	232
Sales rank:	604,839
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

Edgar J. McManus is professor of history at Queens College and at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Editorial Reviews

McManus shows the role of the Negro in 'the largest and most important slave system in colonial times north of the Mason-Dixon line.' with special attention to the urban slave. . . . Certainly this highly readable account is an important contribution to our understanding of Northern Slavery. Thoroughly researched, clearly structured, admirably written, the book is a model for the writing of a topic in local and regional history.

New York Historical Society Quarterly

McManus unfolds an aspect of slavery unfamiliar in its locale and untraditional in its operation. . . . This work is rewarding for its wealth of fresh findings.

American Historical Review

McManus (history, Queens College and the City University of New York) provides general coverage of New York's slave system, tracing its history from its origins in New Netherland to its legal demise in the late eighteenth century. He describes the economic role of slavery, the conditions of the slaves, and the resistance to slavery. The book originally appeared in 1966. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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