African American Voices (eBook, PDF)

A Documentary Reader, 1619-1877
Redaktion: Mintz, Steven

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Produktbeschreibung

A succinct, up-to-date overview of the history of slavery that places American slavery in comparative perspective. * Provides students with more than 70 primary documents on the history of slavery in America * Includes extensive excerpts from slave narratives, interviews with former slaves, and letters by African Americans that document the experience of bondage * Comprehensive headnotes introduce each selection * A Visual History chapter provides images to supplement the written documents * Includes an extensive bibliography and bibliographic essay

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444310771
• Artikelnr.: 38306304

Autorenporträt

Steven Mintz is Professor of History and Director, American Cultures Program, at the University of Houston. His thirteen books include Domestic Revolutions: A Social History of American Family Life (1988; co-authored with Susan Kellogg); and a major interpretation of antebellum reform, Moralists & Modernizers: America's Pre-Civil War Reformers (1995). His most recent book, Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood, received the Association of American Publishers R.R. Hawkins Award for the Outstanding Scholarly Book of 2004; the Organization of American Historians 2004 Merle Curti Award for the best book in social history; and the Texas Institute of Letters Carr P. Collins Award for the best non-fiction book of 2004.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures x
Series Editors' Preface xi
Preface to the New Edition xiii
Preface xv
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 ''Death's Gwineter Lay His Cold Icy Hands on Me'': Enslavement 40
1 A European Slave Trader, John Barbot, Describes the African Slave Trade
(1682) 42
2 A Muslim Merchant, Ayubah Suleiman Diallo, Recalls His Capture and
Enslavement (1733) 45
3 An Employee of Britain's Royal African Company Describes the Workings of
the Slave Trade (1738) 48
4 Olaudah Equiano, an 11-Year-Old Ibo from Nigeria, Remembers His
Kidnapping into Slavery (1789) 49
5 A Scottish Explorer, Mungo Park, Offers a Graphic Account of the African
Slave Trade (1797) 51
6 Venture Smith Relates the Story of His Kidnapping at the Age of Six
(1798) 52
Chapter 2 ''God's A-Gwineter Trouble de Water'': The Middle Passage and
Arrival 57
1 A European Slave Trader, James Barbot, Jr., Describes a Shipboard Revolt
by Enslaved Africans (1700) 59
2 Olaudah Equiano, Who Was Born in Eastern Nigeria, Describes the Horrors
of the Middle Passage (1789) 62
3 A Doctor, Alexander Falconbridge, Describes Conditions on an English
Slaver (1788) 65
4 Olaudah Equiano Describes His Arrival in the New World (1789) 70
5 An English Physician, Alexander Falconbridge, Describes the Treatment of
Newly Arrived Slaves in the West Indies (1788) 71
Chapter 3 ''A Change is Gonna Come'': Slavery in the Era of the American
Revolution 74
1 The Poet Phillis Wheatley Writes about Freedom and Equal Rights (1774) 75
2 Massachusetts Slaves Petition for Freedom (1774) 76
3 Virginia's Royal Governor Promises Freedom to Slaves Who Join the British
Army (1775) 78
4 Virginia's Assembly Denounces Lord Dunmore's Proclamation (1775) 79
5 Connecticut Slaves Petition for Freedom (1779) 80
6 Boston King, a Black Loyalist, Seeks Freedom Behind British Lines (1798)
82
7 A Participant in Gabriel's Rebellion Explains Why He Took Part in the
Attempted Insurrection (1812) 84
8 Gabriel's Brother Explains the Rebellion's Objectives (1800) 84
9 President Thomas Jefferson Tries to Arrange for the Deportation of Men
Involved in Gabriel's Rebellion (1802) 85
Chapter 4 ''We Raise de Wheat, Dey Gib Us de Corn'': Conditions of Life 87
1 A Free Black Kidnapped from New York, Solomon Northrup, Describes the
Working Conditions of Slaves on a Louisiana Cotton Plantation (1853) 88
2 Charles Ball, a Slave in Maryland, South Carolina, and Georgia, Compares
Working Conditions on Tobacco
and Cotton Plantations (1858) 89
3 Josiah Henson, a Maryland Slave, Describes Slave Housing, Diet, and
Clothing (1877) 91
4 Francis Henderson, Who Was a Slave near Washington, D.C., Describes
Living Conditions Under Slavery (1856) 93
5 A South Carolina Slave, Jacob Stroyer, Recalls the Material Conditions of
Slave Life (1898) 94
6 A Former Virginia Slave, James Martin, Remembers a Slave Auction (1937)
95
7 Elizabeth Keckley, Born into Slavery in Virginia, Describes a Slave Sale
(1868) 96
Chapter 5 ''Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen'': Visual History of Slavery
98
1 The Inspection and Sale of an African Captive Along the West African
Coast (1854) 99
2 An Illustration of the Layout of a Slave Ship (1807) 100
3 Enslaved Africans on the Deck of a Slave Ship (1860) 102
4 Two Slave Sale Advertisements (1859, c.1780s) 103
5 A Fugitive Slave Advertisement (1774) 105
6 An Illustration of a Slave Auction at Richmond, Virginia (1856) 107
7 Five Generations of a Slave Family (c.1850s) 108
8 An Engraving Illustrating Nat Turner's Insurrection (c.1831) 109
9 A Plantation Manual Offers Detailed Instructions to Overseers about How
They Are to Treat Nursing Mothers (1857-1858) 110
10 African Americans in Baltimore Celebrate the Ratification of the
Fifteenth Amendment, Extending the Vote to Black Men (1870) 111
Chapter 6 ''O Mother Don't You Weep'': Women, Children, and Families 114
1 Harriet Jacobs Describes Her Efforts to Escape Verbal, Physical, and
Sexual Abuse (1861) 115
2 Bethany Veney Describes How She Aborted a Slave Sale (1889) 119
3 Susie King Taylor Escapes to Freedom During the Civil War (1902) 121
4 Jacob Stroyer Recalls the Formative Experiences of His Childhood (1898)
123
5 James W. C. Pennington Analyzes the Impact of Slavery upon Childhood
(1849) 126
6 Lunsford Lane Describes the Moment When He First Recognized the Meaning
of Slavery (1842) 128
7 Laura Spicer Learns that Her Husband, Who Had Been Sold Away, Has Taken
Another Wife (1869) 130
8 An Overseer Attempts to Rape Josiah Henson's Mother (1877) 132
9 Lewis Clarke Discusses the Impact of Slavery on Family Life (1846) 135
Chapter 7 ''Go Home to My Lord and Be Free'': Religion 138
1 Olaudah Equiano, from Eastern Nigeria, Describes West African Religious
Beliefs and Practices (1789) 139
2 Charles Ball, a Slave in Maryland, Remembers a Slave Funeral, which
Incorporated Traditional African Customs (1837) 142
3 Peter Randolph, a Former Virginia Slave, Describes the Religious
Gatherings Slaves Held Outside of Their Masters' Supervision (1893) 142
4 Henry Bibb, Who Toiled in Slavery in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Arkansas,
Discusses ''Conjuration'' (1849) 145
Chapter 8 ''Oppressed So Hard They Could Not Stand'': Punishment 148
1 Frederick Douglass, a Fugitive Slave from Maryland, Describes the
Circumstances that Prompted Masters to Whip Slaves (1845) 149
2 Elizabeth Keckley of Virginia Describes a Lashing She Received (1868) 150
3 John Brown, Born into Slavery in Virginia, Has Bells and Horns Fastened
on His Head (1855) 152
4 William Wells Brown, a Missouri Slave Driver, Is Tied Up in a Smokehouse
(1847) 153
5 Moses Roper, a Slave in Georgia and the Carolinas, Is Punished for
Attempting to Run Away (1837) 154
6 A Kentucky Slave, Lewis Clarke, Describes the Implements His Mistress
Used to Beat Him (1846) 155
Chapter 9 ''Let My People Go'': Resistance and Flight 157
1 Frederick Douglass Resists a Slave Breaker (1845) 158
2 Nat Turner, a Baptist Preacher in Virginia, Describes His Revolt Against
Slavery (1831) 163
3 Harriet Tubman, a Former Maryland Slave, Sneaks into the South to Free
Slaves (1872) 167
4 Harriet Tubman's Life and Methods for Liberating Slaves (1863, 1865) 169
5 Levi Coffin, the ''President'' of the Underground Railroad, Assists
Fugitives to Escape Slavery (1876) 172
6 A Maryland Slave, Margaret Ward, Follows the North Star to Freedom (1879)
174
7 Frederick Douglass Borrows a Sailor's Papers to Escape Slavery (1855,
1895) 177
8 Henry ''Box'' Brown of Virginia Escapes Slavery in a Sealed Box (1872)
179
9 Margaret Garner, a Fugitive Slave from Kentucky, Kills Her Daughter
Rather Than See Her Returned to Slavery (1876) 181
Chapter 10 ''The Walls Came Tumblin' Down'': Emancipation 184
1 Hannah Johnson, the Mother of a Black Soldier, Pleads with President
Abraham Lincoln Not to Rescind the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) 185
2 Private Thomas Long Assesses the Meaning of Black Military Service During
the Civil War (1870) 186
3 Corporal Jackson Cherry Appeals for Equal Opportunity for Former Slaves
(1865) 187
4 Jourdon Anderson, a former Tennessee Slave, Declines His Former Master's
Invitation to Return to His Plantation (1865) 188
5 Major General Rufus Saxon Assesses the Freedmen's Aspirations (1866) 190
6 Colonel Samuel Thomas Describes the Attitudes of Ex-Confederates Toward
the Freedmen (1865) 191
7 Francis L. Cardozo of South Carolina Asks for Land for the Freedmen
(1868) 192
8 The Rev. Elias Hill Is Attacked by the Ku Klux Klan (1872) 193
9 Henry Blake, a Former Arkansas Slave, Describes Sharecropping (1937) 194
10 Frederick Douglass Assesses the Condition of the Freedmen (1880) 195
Bibliographical Essay 198
Bibliography 204
Index 236

Rezensionen

"African American Voices is a wonderfully conceptualizedcompilation of first hand testimony on a broad range of topicsrelated to American slavery and slave resistance. It is anenormously valuable contribution."
--James Oliver Horton, Benjamin Banneker Professor ofAmerican Studies and History at George Washington University andHistorian Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museumof American History, co-author of Slavery and the Making ofAmerica and co-editor of Slavery and Public History: TheTough Stuff of American Memory

"African American Voices represents a remarkablyinformative, deeply moving, very readable collection of key primarydocuments on the history of slavery and freedom, thoughtfullyassembled and skillfully introduced by master historian StevenMintz. ... Highly recommended!"
--James Kirby Martin, Distinguished UniversityProfessor of History, University of Houston, and editor ofOrdinary Courage (3rd edition, 2008)

"Steven Mintz combines a helpful discussion of slavery in thewestern world with a collection of writings by or about AfricanAmericans. This volume will engage the interest of collegestudents."
--Stanley Harrold, South Carolina State University, andco-author (with Darlene Clark Hine and William Hine) of AfricanAmericans: A Concise History (3rd edition)

"[A]n extraordinarily well-crafted tool both in the hands ofacademic teachers and researchers. It sheds a light on allessential aspects of African American history and culture up to theinglorious end of Reconstruction and excels in providing coverageof lesser known facets. With its comprehensive new introduction, italso provides a new perspective on research problems in AfricanAmerican history. ... [A] superb publication."
--Norbert Finzsch, University of Cologne, Germany