Somewhat More Independent: The End of Slavery in New York City, 1770-1810

by Shane White

Book by White, Shane

Genres: History

Paperback

First published March 1, 1991

About the author

SHANE WHITE is the Challis Professor of History and an Australian Professorial Fellow in the History Department at the University of Sydney specializing in African-American history. He has authored or co-authored five books, including "Playing the Numbers", and collaborated in the construction of the website Digital Harlem. Each project has won at least one important prize for excellence from institutions as varied as the American Historical Association and the American Library Association. He lives in Sydney, Australia.

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I originally borrow this book for research in my elective, History of New York City. I was going too scan for important facts but I end up reading the book. I found it very interesting that the author chose to write about slavery in New York City. This topic is rarely talked about and not much is known about New York City during the times of slavery. I learned a lot about New York City reading this book. It is hard to grasp the concept that New York City does have slaves since it is such a liberal city.