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The birth of Black America : the first African Americans and the pursuit of freedom at Jamestown / by Tim Hashaw.

Hashaw, Tim, 1954- (Author).

Summary:

Recounts the journey of the first generation of African Americans stolen from a Spanish slave ship and brought to Jamestown in 1619, discussing their contributions to the establishment of the young colony and their efforts to purchase freedom and establish communities.

Record details

ISBN: 9780786717187
ISBN: 0786717181
Physical Description: xviii, 329 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Edition: 1st Carroll & Graf edition
Publisher: New York : Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2007.
Distributor: [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Map 1 First Middle Passage to Jamestown, 1619 x -- Map 2 Angola, Circa 1619 xii -- Map 3 Jamestown and James River Plantations, 1607-1676 xiii -- Part I Founders of Black America Leave Africa 1 -- 1 Masquerade 3 -- 2 Jagas 23 -- 3 A Game at Chess 38 -- 4 Into the Realm of Kalunga 54 -- 5 Alias, the "Dutchman" 70 -- Part II Founders Land at Jamestown 77 -- 6 Unmasked 79 -- 7 Black Knight's Last Pawn 101 -- Part III Founders Seek Freedom 125 -- 8 First Martyr 127 -- 9 Two Save the Colony 152 -- 10 That the Child Shall Be Free 168 -- 11 Ties That Bind 180 -- 12 Making Hay 187 -- 13 Shirt 196 -- 14 Angola Plantation 204 -- 15 America George 218 -- Part IV Founders' Legacy 231 -- 16 Jamestown Burns 233 -- 17 Roots of Abolition 241 -- Bantu Glossary 245.