by Peter H. Wood

Engaging and accessibly written, Strange New Land: Africans in Colonial America 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 indentured servitude to a full-blown system of racial domination. Strange New Land focuses on how Africans survived this brutal process - and ultimately shaped the contours of American racial slavery through numerous means.

Peter H. Wood is a professor of history at Duke University.

2002; Softcover; 136 pages.
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