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Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword: Interpreting American History Series -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction --

After four centuries of bondage, the nineteenth century marked the long-awaited release of millions of black slaves. Subsequently, these former slaves attempted