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Black Gotham : a family history of African Americans in nineteenth-century New York City / Carla L. Peterson. by Peterson, Carla L. Yale University Press, c2011 Call #: 305.896 P485b Subjects Blacks -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.   Blacks -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions -- 19th century.   Blacks -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.   New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.   New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century.   New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century. ISBN:  9780300181746 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Family history of African Americans in nineteenth-century New York City Description:  ix, 446 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-429) and index. Summary:  "Part detective tale, part social and cultural narrative, Black Gotham is Carla Peterson's riveting account of her quest to reconstruct the lives of her nineteenth-century ancestors. As she shares their stories and those of their friends, neighbors, and business associates, she illuminates the greater history of African-American elites in New York City. Black Gotham challenges many of the accepted "truths" about African-American history, including the assumption that the phrase "nineteenth-century black Americans" means enslaved people, that "New York state before the Civil War" refers to a place of freedom, and that a black elite did not exist until the twentieth century. Beginning her story in the 1820s, Peterson focuses on the pupils of the Mulberry Street School, the graduates of which went on to become eminent African-American leaders. She traces their political activities as well as their many achievements in trade, business, and the professions against the backdrop of the expansion of scientific racism, the trauma of the Civil War draft riots, and the rise of Jim Crow. Told in a vivid, fast-paced style, Black Gotham is an important account of the rarely acknowledged achievements of nineteenth-century African Americans and brings to the forefront a vital yet forgotten part of American history and culture."--From publisher. Other authors:  Peterson, Carla L., 1944- Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Biography 305.896 P485b Core Collection - Adult Item being held Add Copy to MyList

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