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White freedom : the racial history of an idea

text White freedom : the racial history of an idea

Summary
"The era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of liberty, is also a nation built on African slav... Read more
Contents
Introduction: Freedom and its dark sides -- Part 1. Savage freedom: Piracy, childhood, and alternate racial visions of liberty -- Lady of Freedom, Lady of Whiteness: The Statue of Liberty as symbol of white freedom -- Part 2. Black slavery, white ... Read more
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1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Publisher
Princeton University Press 2021

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 320.01 STO in Adult Non-fiction Available

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