Subtitle: The Story of African America: Volume I: African Roots through the Civil War
Author: James Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton
Subject: African American Studies/American History
Paper ISBN 0-8135-3180-2
Pages: 224 pp., 28 b&w illus., maps
View the table of contents for Hard Road to Freedom, Volume 1
Read an excerpt from Hard Road to Freedom, Volume 1
Description: This key text is now available in two volumes, ideally suited for two-semester courses.
Praise for the original edition of Hard Road to Freedom:
"[The Hortons] chronicle the history of black Americathe beginnings of American slavery, the Civil War, disfranchisement in the nineteenth century and on up to the new millennium. . . . The authors conclude their study with a brief consideration of a new nonwhite majority and assert that the struggle for freedom will continue."The New York Times Book Review
"The Hortons explore the role of African Americans in U.S. history. Beginning with the reasons for the slave trade, they follow black contributions to this country over the next 400 years. . . . Certainly the best recent book on the subject."Choice
Since Hard Road to Freedom was released, it has garnered universal acclaim. Rutgers University Press is pleased to announce the availability of this book in two separate volumes for courses in African American history that span two semesters. Volume I includes the following chapters:
- Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade
- The Evolution of Slavery in British North America
- Slavery and Freedom in the Age of Revolution
- The Early Republic and the Rise of the Cotton Kingdom
- Slavery and the Slave Community
- Free People of Color and the Fight against Slavery
- From Militancy to Civil War
Features of Volume I include:
- Timelines for each chapter
- Sidebars, highlighting significant African Americans (some well known, some lesser known)
- Transcriptions of significant historical documents, ranging from autobiographies, legal decrees, speeches, and military orders
