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Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery

by Charles Johnson

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An African American–centered history of slavery’s formative centuries

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An African American–centered history of slavery’s formative centuries

Covering the period from Jamestown’s 1607 founding to the eve of the Civil War, this narrative history examines the United States through slavery and its contradictions. It foregrounds Africans brought to the colonies in bondage while connecting their experiences with those of colonists, enslaved people, free and fugitive Black people, and abolitionists. The book traces how slavery and racism shaped a nation publicly founded on liberty, presenting those forces as central to American history and national identity rather than as a separate historical thread.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking a broad history of slavery in early America
  • Those interested in African American studies and Black historical perspectives
  • Readers exploring the roots of racial inequality and abolitionism in the United States

Themes

Slavery in AmericaAfrican American historyRacism and national identityLiberty and contradictionAbolitionism

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Book overview

A riveting narrative history of America, from the 1607 landing in Jamestown to the brink of the Civil War, Africans in America tells the shared history of Africans and Europeans as seen through the lens of slavery. It is told from the point of view of the Africans who arrived in shackles and endured the terrible dichotomy of this new land founded on the ideal of liberty but dedicated to the perpetuation of slavery. Meticulously researched, this book weaves together the experiences of the colonists, slaves, free and fugitive blacks, and abolitionists to present an utterly original document, a startling and moving drama of the effects of slavery and racism on our conflicted national identity. The result transcends history as we were taught it and transforms the way we see our past.
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