Bibliograph

The black woods, pursuing racial justice on the Adirondack frontier, Amy Godine

Type

Label

The black woods, pursuing racial justice on the Adirondack frontier, Amy Godine

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The black woods

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1366103671

Responsibility statement

Amy Godine

Sub title

pursuing racial justice on the Adirondack frontier

Summary

"In August 1846, abolitionist Gerrit Smith revealed his intent to parcel out 120,000 Adirondack acres to three thousand black New Yorkers to enable them to win the right to vote through property ownership. This book is the story of this so-called grant, the actuality of the lives of the new homesteaders in the North Country of the Adirondacks, and the legacy of their experiences"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

He feeds the sparrow -- Gerrit Smith country -- Three agents and their reasons -- Theories into practice -- Fat lands under genial suns -- Something beyond speechifying -- Trailblazers -- The second wave -- A wider cartography -- We who are here can see and now -- I begin to be regarded as an American citizen -- If only you knew how poor I am -- Nothing would be more encouraging to me -- To arms! The black woods at war -- Diaspora -- White memory, black memory -- Pilgrims

Target audience

adult

Classification