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The dawn of Detroit : a chronicle of slavery and freedom in the city of the straits / Tiya Miles.

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Main Author: Miles, Tiya, 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The New Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Detroit (Mich.) > History > 18th century.
Detroit (Mich.) > History > 19th century.
Detroit (Mich.) > Race relations.
Slavery > Michigan.
Race relations.
Slavery.
Michigan.
Michigan > Detroit.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the coast of the strait
  • The straits of slavery (1760-1770)
  • The war for liberty (1774-1783)
  • The wild northwest (1783-1803)
  • The winds of change (1802-1807)
  • The rise of the renegades (1807-1815)
  • Conclusion: the American city (1817 and beyond)
  • Coda: a note on historical conversations and concepts.

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