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From Slavery to Freedom traces the emergence and expansion of slavery in the United States, highlighting the interaction between European and African cultures in the New World. The book examines Black participation in early American wars, the growth of an articulate and restless free Black community by the close of the eighteenth century, and the increasing resistance to slavery among a broadening segment of the Black population.
First publish date: 1947
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: John Hope Franklin
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