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Black Workers: A Documentary History from Colonial Times to the Present

Philip S. Foner

5/5 ( ratings)

While there have been many accounts of the lives and conditions of Blacks under slavery, this is the first documentary work to include substantial material on free Black workers. It draws together a vast range of materials from newspapers, census reports, testimonies, speeches, letters, and many other sources to tell the story of this long-neglected side of Black life. This acclaimed series provides a vast range of material on free Black labor. Each volume includes an introduction, notes, and index.

Language: English

Pages: 733

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Temple University Press

Release: November 01, 1988

ISBN: 0877225540

ISBN 13: 9780877225546

Black Workers: A Documentary History from Colonial Times to the Present

Philip S. Foner

5/5 ( ratings)

While there have been many accounts of the lives and conditions of Blacks under slavery, this is the first documentary work to include substantial material on free Black workers. It draws together a vast range of materials from newspapers, census reports, testimonies, speeches, letters, and many other sources to tell the story of this long-neglected side of Black life. This acclaimed series provides a vast range of material on free Black labor. Each volume includes an introduction, notes, and index.

Language: English

Pages: 733

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Temple University Press

Release: November 01, 1988

ISBN: 0877225540

ISBN 13: 9780877225546

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