Encyclopedia of Free Blacks & People of Color in the Americas 2 Volume Set (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780816072125)

Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the Americas is the first reference book to cover this crucial subject. Arranged alphabetically, this new, two-volume encyclopedia includes articles on all major events, issues, and concepts relevant to the free black community in the United States from the colonial period to the Civil War and in the rest of the Western Hemisphere from the late 1400s to the late 1800s, when emancipation became universal. Nearly 400 articles cover every country, colony, state, city, and region in the Americas with a significant presence of free blacks, and biographies, thematic articles, and entries on related subjects shed light on this fascinating topic. Featuring primary sources, illustrations, maps, tables, charts, a chronology, cross-references, suggestions for further reading, and a bibliography, this unique, original, and groundbreaking encyclopedia provides a wealth of information not available anywhere else.

Author: Stewart R. King
ISBN-10: 0816072124
ISBN-13: 9780816072125
Publisher: Facts on File
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2012
Pages: 1034
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 6.35lbs
Size: 11.30h x 8.70w x 2.40d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2012 pg. 33
School Library Journal 06/01/2012 pg. 72
Library Journal 06/01/2012 pg. 122
Choice 09/01/2012
Booklist Ed Choice Reference 01/01/2013 pg. 17