Enjoy the Same Liberty: Black Americans and the Revolutionary Era

by Edward Countryman

Book Overview

In this cohesive narrative, Edward Countryman explores the American Revolution in the context of the African American experience, asking a question that blacks have raised since the Revolution: What does the revolutionary promise of freedom and democracy mean for African Americans? Countryman, a Bancroft Prize-winning historian, draws on extensive research and primary sources to help him answer this question. He emphasizes the agency of blacks and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442200286
• ISBN13: 9781442200289
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"