Name: Black Portsmouth: Three Centuries of African-American Heritage
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Author: Sammons, Mark J. ; Cunningham, Valerie
ISBN: 9781584652892

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Black Portsmouth: Three Centuries of African-American Heritage

Type

Physical Book

Author

Mark J. Sammons

Valerie Cunningham

Publisher

University of New Hampshire Press

Year

2004

Language

English

Pages

280

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

25.3 x 17.8 x 2.1 cm

Weight

0.54 kg.

ISBN

1584652896

ISBN13

9781584652892

Edition No.

Synopsis "Black Portsmouth: Three Centuries of African-American Heritage"

Few people think of a rich Black heritage when they think of New England. In the pioneering book Black Portsmouth, Mark J. Sammons and Valerie Cunningham celebrate it, guiding the reader through more than three centuries of New England and Portsmouth social, political, economic, and cultural history as well as scores of personal and site-specific stories. Here, we meet such Africans as the likely negro boys and girls from Gambia, who debarked at Portsmouth from a slave ship in 1758, and Prince Whipple, who fought in the American Revolution. We learn about their descendants, including the performer Richard Potter and John Tate of the People's Baptist Church, who overcame the tragedies and challenges of their ancestors' enslavement and subsequent marginalization to build communities and families, found institutions, and contribute to their city, region, state, and nation in many capacities. Individual entries speak to broader issues--the anti-slavery movement, American religion, and foodways, for example. We also learn about the extant historical sites important to Black Portsmouth--including the surprise revelation of an African burial ground in October 2003--as well as the extraordinary efforts being made to preserve remnants of the city's early Black heritage.

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