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History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 / Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens

George Washington Williams

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 624 pages

A historical survey by George Washington Williams, this first volume covers Black American life from 1619 to 1800 as slaves, soldiers, and citizens. It also includes a preliminary discussion of the unity of humanity and historical sketches of Africa, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. It offers a nineteenth-century effort to document a history long neglected.

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HISTORY

OF THE

NEGRO RACE IN AMERICA

FROM 1619 TO 1880.

NEGROES AS SLAVES, AS SOLDIERS, AND AS CITIZENS;

TOGETHER WITH

A PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATION OF THE UNITY OF THE HUMAN

FAMILY, AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF AFRICA, AND AN

ACCOUNT OF THE NEGRO GOVERNMENTS OF

SIERRA LEONE AND LIBERIA.

BY

GEORGE W. WILLIAMS,

FIRST COLORED MEMBER OF THE OHIO LEGISLATURE, AND LATE JUDGE ADVOCATE OF

THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF OHIO, ETC.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOLUME I.

1619 TO 1800.

NEW YORK:

G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS,

27 AND 29 WEST 23D STREET.

1883.

TO THE

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Contents

  1. HISTORY OF THE NEGRO RACE IN AMERICA.
  2. Part I.
  3. CHAPTER I.
  4. CHAPTER II.
  5. CHAPTER III.
  6. CHAPTER IV.
  7. CHAPTER V.
  8. CHAPTER VI.
  9. CHAPTER VII.
  10. CHAPTER VIII.
  11. CHAPTER IX.
  12. CHAPTER X.
  13. CHAPTER XI.
  14. Part II.
  15. CHAPTER XII.
  16. CHAPTER XIII.
  17. CHAPTER XIV.
  18. CHAPTER XV.
  19. CHAPTER XVI.
  20. CHAPTER XVII.
  21. CHAPTER XVIII.
  22. CHAPTER XIX.
  23. CHAPTER XX.
  24. CHAPTER XXI.
  25. CHAPTER XXII.
  26. CHAPTER XXIII.
  27. CHAPTER XXIV.
  28. CHAPTER XXV.
  29. Part III.
  30. CHAPTER XXVI.

and 8 more chapters

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