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African American Voices

The Life Cycle of Slavery

African American Voices( )
Author: Bernhard, Virginia
Burner, David
Fox-Genovese, Elizabeth
Genovese, Eugene D.
McDonald, Forrest
Editor: Mintz, Steven
ISBN:978-1-881089-02-5
Publication Date:Aug 2004
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Imprint:Wiley-Blackwell
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $41.95
Book Description:

he 58 selections in this volume cover the history of slavery in America, moving from memories of growing up in Africa to the trials of the Middle Passage, the horrors of the auction block, the sustaining forces of family and religions, acts of resistance, and the meaning of the Civil War and emancipation, presenting 300 years in the collective life cycle of an enslaved people.intz's extensive introduction is followed by substantial excerpts from published slave narratives, interviews...
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Book Details
Pages:248
Detailed Subjects: History / United States / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.944 x 9.013 x 0.593 Inches
Book Weight:0.79 Pounds
Author Biography
Bernhard, Virginia (Author)
David Burner 1937-2010 David Burner was born in Cornwall, New York in 1937. He was a graduate of Hamilton College in 1958 and he received his Ph. D from Columbia University in 1965. He taught at Hunter College, Colby College, and Oakland University before joining the State University of New York at Stony Brook University's faculty. At the time of his death, he was a Professor Emeritus of History ay Stony Brook. He was working on completing a book about the American wars in Iraq and Afganistan on the day of his death, September 20, 2010.

In the 1970's Burner received a Guggenheim Fellowship and began to focus his historical writings on American presidents. His biography Herbert Hoover: A Public Life, had a major impact upon revitalizing the president's reputation.

Burner was also the founder of the Brandywine Press.

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