Generations of Captivity

A History of African-American Slaves

Ira Berlin

  • 2003 Albert J. Beveridge Award of the American Historical Association
  • 2004 Anisfeld-Wolf Book Award, Nonfiction Category, Sponsored by the Cleveland Foundation

Prologue: Slavery and Freedom

1. Charter Generations

2. Plantation Generations

3. Revolutionary Generations

4. Migration Generations

Epilogue: Freedom Generations

Tables

Abbreviations

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

  • Cover: Generations of Captivity
  • A photo of the author

Ira Berlin is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park.