African Peoples of the Americas

• Part I. Introduction: The African Past: 1. Black cargoes; 2. To be sold as a slave; 3. A life of slavery; Part II. The Fight for Freedom, 1699-1865: 4. Revolt and resistance; 5. Runaways; 6. Abolitionists; 7. Contraband; 8. One gallant rush; 9. Emancipation in the USA; Part III. The Struggle for Equality, 1865-1920: 10. Reconstruction; 11. Pioneers, cowboys and buffalo soldiers; 12. Early black protest; 13. Civil rights since the 1920s; Index.

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