Bibliograph

African founders, how enslaved people expanded American ideals, David Hackett Fischer

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African founders, how enslaved people expanded American ideals, David Hackett Fischer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 751-890) and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

African founders

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1259050239

Responsibility statement

David Hackett Fischer

Sub title

how enslaved people expanded American ideals

Summary

"A brilliant synthesis of African and African-American history that shows how slavery differed in different regions of the country, and how the Africans and their descendants influenced the culture, commerce, and laws of the early United States"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Northern regions. New England: Puritan purposes, Akan ethics, American values ; Hudson Valley: Dutch capitalists, Angolan entrepreneurs, American strivers ; Delaware Valley: Quaker founders, Guinea achievers, American reformers -- Southern regions. Chesapeake, Virginia and Maryland: English founders, West African strivers, Afro-American leaders ; Coastal Carolina, Georgia and Florida: Barbadian planters, Gullah Geechee cultures, American roots ; Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Gulf Coast: French, Spanish and Anglo rulers; Bamana, Benin & Congo clusters; American Pluralism in the Mississippi Valley -- Frontier regions. Western frontiers: Fulani herders, Carolina cattlemen, Texas mustangers ; Maritime frontiers: West African boatmen, Atlantic seamen, American maritime traditions ; Southern frontiers: Angolan soldiers, AfroSpanish militias, U.S. Seminole Negro scouts – Summary and conclusion

Target audience

adult

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How enslaved people expanded American ideals

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