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Contents List of Maps and Figures ix List of Tables xi Preface Introduction xix A Note to the Reader xxv PART ONE: WHITES / Slavery in New York City 3 2 The Decline of Slavery in New York City, 1790-1810 24 3 Impious Prayers 56 P A R T TWO: B L A C K S 4 A Mild Slavery? 79 5 Running Away 114 6 Free Blacks 150 7 A Question of Style 185 Epilogue 207 Notes 211 Index 271 xiii This page intentionally left blank ...

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