Strange New Land Africans in Colonial America

Name: Strange New Land Africans in Colonial America
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ISBN: 9780195158236

ISBN-10: 0195158237

ISBN-13: 9780195158236

Edition: 2002

Authors: Peter H. Wood

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Engaging and accessibly written, Strange New Land explores the history of slavery and the struggle for freedom before the United States became a nation. Beginning with the colonization of North America, Peter Wood documents the transformation of slavery from a brutal form of indentured servitude to a full-blown system of racial domination. Strange New Land focuses on how Africans survived this brutal process--and ultimately shaped the contours of American racial slavery through numerous means, including: Mastering English and making it their own Converting to Christianity and transforming the religion Holding fast to Islam or combining their spiritual beliefs with the faith of their…

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List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/2/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 136
Size: 8.11" wide x 5.51" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

Peter H. Wood is history professor emeritus at Duke University and author ofStrange New Land: African Americans, 1526-1776, among others.



Preface: Buried Beyond the Fence



The Earliest Africans in North America



The Uncertain Century



The Terrible Transformation



A Nation of Newcomers



A World of Work



Building a Culture



Breaking the Bonds



"Liberty! Liberty!"


Chronology


Further Reading


Index