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The New York Battleground: Black Politics in the Empire State 1785-1860
Ariana Sierra-Chacón Ariana Sierra-Chacón

The New York Battleground: Black Politics in the Empire State 1785-1860

Van Gosse offers a sweeping reappraisal of the formative era of American democracy from the Constitution’s ratification through Abraham Lincoln’s election, chronicling the rise of an organized, visible black politics focused on the quest for citizenship, the vote, and power within the free states.

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