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Gellman, David Nathaniel, author.
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Jay family -- History -- 18th century.
Jay family -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- New York (State) -- History -- 18th century.
Slavery -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century.
Antislavery movements -- New York (State) -- History -- 18th century.
Antislavery movements -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century.
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Liberty's chain : slavery, abolition, and the Jay family of New York / David N. Gellman.
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Gellman, David Nathaniel, author.
Ithaca, [New York] : Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022.
Subjects
Jay family -- History -- 18th century.
Jay family -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- New York (State) -- History -- 18th century.
Slavery -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century.
Antislavery movements -- New York (State) -- History -- 18th century.
Antislavery movements -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century.
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9781501715846 (hardcover) :
1501715844 (hardcover) :
Description:
xx, 519 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
Contents:
Prologue: Founding -- Disruptions -- Rising stars -- Negotiations -- Nation-building -- Mastering paradox -- Sharing the flame -- Joining forces -- A conservative on the inside -- Breaking ranks -- The condition of free people of color -- Soul and nation -- Uncompromised -- Parting shots -- Civil wars -- Reconstructed -- Epilogue: Reckoning.
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"This book studies the Jay family's relationship to the institution of slavery, to enslaved people, and to the abolitionist movement in New York and the United States from 1685 to 1912" --
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Hawaii State Library
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