Charles R. Johnson,WGBH Series Research Team
The acclaimed account of slavery in America, illuminating how Africans and ,Europeans built a nation. A riveting narrative history of America, from the 1607 landing ,in Jamestown to the brink of the Civil War,, Africans in America, tells the shared history ,of Africans and Europeans as seen through the lens of slavery. It is told from the point ,of view of the Africans who arrived in shackles and endured the terrible dichotomy of ,this new land founded on the ideal of liberty but dedicated to the perpetuation of ,slavery. Meticulously researched, this book weaves together the experiences of the ,colonists, slaves, free and fugitive blacks, and abolitionists to present an utterly ,original document, a startling and moving drama of the effects of slavery and racism on ,our conflicted national identity. The result transcends history as we were taught it and ,transforms the way we see our past.
History,Nonfiction,North American Hi...,American History,Literature,American
Africans in America: America's Journey through Slavery