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035			_a(AEA)0637A025CD5A482A8FF9D5F7AF8A8A9D
050			_aE 185 _b.Y841 v. 2
100			_aWood, Peter H., _d-1943 _9110493
245		0	_aStrange new land : _bAfrican Americans, 1617-1776 / _cPeter H. Wood.
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _cc1996.
300			_a125 p. : _bill., maps _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aEngaging and accessibly written, Strange New Land explores the history of slavery and the struggle for freedom before the United States became a nation. Beginning with the colonization of North America, Peter Wood documents the transformation of slavery from a brutal form of indentured servitude to a full-blown system of racial domination. Strange New Land focuses on how Africans survived this brutal process--and ultimately shaped the contours of American racial slavery through numerous means, including: DT Mastering English and making it their own DT Converting to Christianity and transforming the religion DT Holding fast to Islam or combining their spiritual beliefs with the faith of their masters DT Recalling skills and beliefs, dances and stories from the Old World, which provided a key element in their triumphant story of survival DT Listening to talk of liberty and freedom, of the rights of man and embracing it as a fundamental right--even petitioning colonial administrators and insisting on that right. Against the troubling backdrop of American slavery, Strange New Land surveys black social and cultural life, superbly illustrating how such a diverse group of people from the shores of West and Central Africa became a community in North America. www.shelfari.com
650			_aAfrican Americans _zUnited States _994292
650			_aSlavery
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