The History of Black People in America from 1619 to 1880
Account of African Americans as Slaves, as Soldiers and as CitizensBy George Washington Williams
Length52h 42m
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The History of Black People in America from 1619 to 1880 is a two-volume work on African-American history, written by American Civil War soldier and historian George Washington Williams. It is considered to be the first overall history of African Americans, showing their participation and contributions from the earliest days of the colonies. The Work is divided in nine parts presenting African Americans as slaves, as soldiers and as citizens, together with preliminary considerations of the unity of the human family, an historical sketch of Africa, and an account of the negro governments of Sierra Leone and Liberia. Table of Contents: Part I. Preliminary Considerations Part II. Slavery in the Colonies Part III. The Negro During the Revolution Part IV. Conservative Era – Negroes in the Army and Navy Part V. Anti-Slavery Agitation Part VI. The Period of Preparation Part VII. The Negro in the War for the Union Part VIII. The First Decade of Freedom Part IX. The Decline of Negro Governments
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GenreHistory
Length52 hrs 42 mins
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Publish dateDec 11, 2023
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Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. THE UNITY OF MANKIND.
36CHAPTER II. NEGRO TROOPS IN THE WAR OF 1812.
2CHAPTER II. THE NEGRO IN THE LIGHT OF PHILOLOGY, ETHNOLOGY, AND EGYPTOLOGY.
37CHAPTER III. NEGROES IN THE NAVY.
3CHAPTER III. PRIMITIVE NEGRO CIVILIZATION.
38CHAPTER IV. RETROSPECTION AND REFLECTION. 1825–1850.
4CHAPTER IV. NEGRO KINGDOMS OF AFRICA.
39CHAPTER V. ANTI-SLAVERY METHODS.
5CHAPTER V. THE ASHANTEE EMPIRE.
40CHAPTER VI. ANTI-SLAVERY EFFORTS OF FREE NEGROES.
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6CHAPTER VI. THE NEGRO TYPE.
41CHAPTER VII. NEGRO INSURRECTIONS.
7CHAPTER VII. AFRICAN IDIOSYNCRASIES.
42CHAPTER VIII. THE "AMISTAD" CAPTIVES.
8CHAPTER VIII. LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND RELIGION.
43CHAPTER IX. NORTHERN SYMPATHY AND SOUTHERN SUBTERFUGES. 1850–1860.
9CHAPTER IX. SIERRA LEONE.
44CHAPTER X. THE "BLACK LAWS" OF "BORDER STATES."
10CHAPTER X. THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA.
45CHAPTER XI. THE NORTHERN NEGROES.
11CHAPTER XI. RÉSUMÉ.
46CHAPTER XII. NEGRO SCHOOL LAWS. 1619–1860. (pt. 1)
12CHAPTER XII. THE COLONY OF VIRGINIA.
47CHAPTER XII. NEGRO SCHOOL LAWS. 1619–1860. (pt. 2)
13CHAPTER XIII. THE COLONY OF NEW YORK.
48CHAPTER XIII. JOHN BROWN—HERO AND MARTYR.
14CHAPTER XIV. THE COLONY OF MASSACHUSETTS. (pt. 1)
49CHAPTER XIV. DEFINITION OF THE WAR ISSUE.
15CHAPTER XIV. THE COLONY OF MASSACHUSETTS. (pt. 2)
50CHAPTER XV. "A WHITE MAN'S WAR."
16CHAPTER XV. THE COLONY OF MASSACHUSETTS—CONTINUED.
51CHAPTER XVI. THE NEGRO ON FATIGUE DUTY.
17CHAPTER XVI. THE COLONY OF MARYLAND.
52CHAPTER XVII. THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATIONS.
18CHAPTER XVII. THE COLONY OF DELAWARE.
53CHAPTER XVIII. EMPLOYMENT OF NEGROES AS SOLDIERS.
19CHAPTER XVIII. THE COLONY OF CONNECTICUT.
54CHAPTER XIX. NEGROES AS SOLDIERS.
20CHAPTER XIX. THE COLONY OF RHODE ISLAND.
55CHAPTER XX. CAPTURE AND TREATMENT OF NEGRO SOLDIERS.
21CHAPTER XX. THE COLONY OF NEW JERSEY.
56CHAPTER XXI. RECONSTRUCTION116—MISCONSTRUCTION. 1865–1875.
22CHAPTER XXI. THE COLONY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
57CHAPTER XXII. THE RESULTS OF EMANCIPATION.
23CHAPTER XXII. THE COLONY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
58CHAPTER XXIII. REPRESENTATIVE COLORED MEN.
24CHAPTER XXIII. THE COLONY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
59CHAPTER XXIV. THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
25CHAPTER XXIV. THE COLONY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
60CHAPTER XXV. THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
26CHAPTER XXV. THE COLONY OF GEORGIA.
61CHAPTER XXVI. THE COLORED BAPTISTS OF AMERICA.
27CHAPTER XXVI. MILITARY EMPLOYMENT OF NEGROES.
62CHAPTER XXVII. REACTION, PERIL, AND PACIFICATION. 1875–1880.
28CHAPTER XXVII. NEGROES AS SOLDIERS.
63CHAPTER XXVIII. THE EXODUS—CAUSE AND EFFECT.
29CHAPTER XXVIII. LEGAL STATUS OF THE NEGRO DURING THE REVOLUTION.
64CHAPTER XXIX. RETROSPECTION AND PROSPECTION.
30CHAPTER XXIX. THE NEGRO INTELLECT.—BANNEKER THE ASTRONOMER.611.— FULLER THE MATHEMATICIAN.—DERHAM THE PHYSICIAN.
65Part 5. ANTI-SLAVERY AGITATION.
31CHAPTER XXX. SLAVERY DURING THE REVOLUTION.
66Part 6. THE PERIOD OF PREPARATION.
32CHAPTER XXXI. SLAVERY AS A POLITICAL AND LEGAL PROBLEM.
67Part 7. THE NEGRO IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
33Part I. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS.
68Part 8. THE FIRST DECADE OF FREEDOM.
34Part II SLAVERY IN THE COLONIES.
69INDEX.
35CHAPTER I. RESTRICTION AND EXTENSION. 1800–1825.
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