Explores the role of the New York African Free Schools in the development of the black pursuit of liberty and equality in New York state.
creator
Margaret
creator
Rudy
creator
Rudy, Margaret (Meg)
Title
Performing, Practicing and Organizing Liberty: New York's African Free Schools and the Black Activist Community, 1786-1832
Alternative Title
New York's African Free Schools and the Black Activist Community, 1786-1832
advisor
Sarah J.
advisor
Purcell
advisor
Purcell, Sarah J.
supporting host
Grinnell College. History.
Index Date
2013
Date Created
2013-12-18
Publisher
Grinnell College
Type of Resource
text
Genre
research paper
Digital Origin
born digital
Digital Extent
36 pages
Media Type
application/pdf
Provenance
Paper written for "Politics of the Early Republic" in Fall 2013. Winner, 2014 Phi Beta Kappa Scholars’ Award.
Language
English
Topic
Academic achievement -- Competitions
Topic
Free blacks
Topic
African American schools
Geographic
New York (State)
Keyword
Phi Beta Kappa Scholars' Award, 2014
Temporal
19th Century
Temporal
18th Century
Temporal
1786
Temporal
1832
Related Item
Digital Grinnell
Related Item
Student Scholarship
Identifier (local)
grinnell:5921
Access Condition
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