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PublisherBasic Books

ISBN-100786717181

ISBN-139780786717187

eBay Product ID (ePID)57278089

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Book TitleBirth of Black America : the First African Americans and the Pursuit of Freedom at Jamestown

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSlavery, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, African American

Publication Year2006

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorTim Hashaw

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight22.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-005446

TitleLeadingThe

SynopsisThe voyage that shaped early America was neither that of the Susan Constant in 1607 nor the Mayflower in 1620. Absolutely vital to the formation of English-speaking America was the voyage made by some sixty Africans stolen from a Spanish slave ship and brought to the young struggling colony of Jamestown in 1619. It was an act of colonial piracy that angered King James I of England, causing him to carve up the Virginia Company's monopoly for virtually all of North America. It was an infusionof brave and competent souls who were essential to Jamestown's survival and success. And it was the arrival of pioneers who would fire the first salvos in the centuries-long African-American battle for liberation. Until now, it has been buried by historians. Four hundred years after the birth of English-speaking America, as a nation turns its attention to its ancestry, The Birth of Black America reconstructs the true origins of the United States and of the African-American experience., Four hundred years after the birth of English-speaking America, this volume reconstructs the true origins of the United States and of the African-American experience. Here, Hashaw explores the significance of the voyage made by some 60 Africans stolen from a Spanish slave ship and brought to the young struggling colony of Jamestown in 1619., The voyage that shaped early America was neither that of the Susan Constant in 1607 nor the Mayflower in 1620. Absolutely vital to the formation of English-speaking America was the voyage made by some sixty Africans stolen from a Spanish slave ship and brought to the young struggling colony of Jamestown in 1619. It was an act of colonial piracy that angered King James I of England, causing him to carve up the Virginia Company's monopoly for virtually all of North America. It was an infusion of brave and competent souls who were essential to Jamestown's survival and success. And it was the arrival of pioneers who would fire the first salvos in the centuries-long African-American battle for liberation. Until now, it has been buried by historians. Four hundred years after the birth of English-speaking America, as a nation turns its attention to its ancestry, The Birth of Black America reconstructs the true origins of the United States and of the African-American experience.

LC Classification NumberF234.J3H295 2007