Black Gotham: A Family History Of African Americans In Nineteenthcentury New York City,New
Black Gotham: A Family History Of African Americans In Nineteenthcentury New York City,New

Black Gotham: A Family History Of African Americans In Nineteenthcentury New York City,New

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A Groundbreaking History Of Elite Black New Yorkers In The Nineteenth Century, Seen Through The Lens Of The Author'S Ancestorspart Detective Tale, Part Social And Cultural Narrative, Black Gotham Is Carla Peterson'S Riveting Account Of Her Quest To Reconstruct The Lives Of Her Nineteenthcentury Ancestors. As She Shares Their Stories And Those Of Their Friends, Neighbors, And Business Associates, She Illuminates The Greater History Of Africanamerican Elites In New York City.Black Gotham Challenges Many Of The Accepted 'Truths' About Africanamerican History, Including The Assumption That The Phrase 'Nineteenthcentury Black Americans' Means Enslaved People, That 'New York State Before The Civil War' Refers To A Place Of Freedom, And That A Black Elite Did Not Exist Until The Twentieth Century. Beginning Her Story In The 1820S, Peterson Focuses On The Pupils Of The Mulberry Street School, The Graduates Of Which Went On To Become Eminent Africanamerican Leaders. She Traces Their Political Activities As Well As Their Many Achievements In Trade, Business, And The Professions Against The Backdrop Of The Expansion Of Scientific Racism, The Trauma Of The Civil War Draft Riots, And The Rise Of Jim Crow.Told In A Vivid, Fastpaced Style, Black Gotham Is An Important Account Of The Rarely Acknowledged Achievements Of Nineteenthcentury African Americans And Brings To The Forefront A Vital Yet Forgotten Part Of American History And Culture.

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