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This landmark work, first published in 1974, revealed a crucial hidden chapter in early American history. Half a century later, Black Majority remains more relevant and enlightening than ever. This brilliant book-deeply researched and newly updated-chronicles South Carolina's crucial formative years. It explains how West African familiarity with rice culture determined the colony's economy and how a captive labor force, skilled but enslaved, s...

Engaging 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 indenturedservitude to a full-blown system of racial domination. Strange New Land focuses on how Africans survived this brutal process--and ultimately shaped the contours ...

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Black Majority won the Albert J. Beveridge Award of the American Historical Association.

Analyzes the role of economically marginalized people in recent transitions to democratic rule.

Analyzes the role of economically marginalized people in recent transitions to democratic rule.