American Slavery, American Freedom

Edmund S. Morgan, Annette Gordon-Reed (Harvard University)

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07 August 2025

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In the American Revolution, Virginians were the most eloquent spokesmen for freedom and equality. George Washington led Americans in battle against British oppression. Thomas Jefferson led them in declaring independence. Virginians drafted the Declaration, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. And they were slave owners. Through the lens of colonial Virginia, American Slavery, American Freedom is the classic examination of the tragic contradiction at the core of America.

In her illuminating new contribution to this 50th-anniversary edition, National Book Award– and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annette Gordon-Reed (The Hemingses of Monticello; On Juneteenth) introduces a new generation of readers to Edmund S. Morgan's classic text, reminding us that without a full reckoning of the connection between freedom and slavery, America will stall on the road to racial justice.

By: Edmund S. Morgan
Introduction by: Annette Gordon-Reed (Harvard University)
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: 50th Anniversary Edition
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 427g
ISBN: 9781324105206
ISBN 10: 1324105208
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 07 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edmund S. Morgan (1916–2013) was the Sterling Professor Emeritus at Yale University and the recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Pulitzer Prize, and the American Academy’s Gold Medal. He was the author of The Genuine Article; American Slavery, American Freedom; Benjamin Franklin; and American Heroes, among many other books. Annette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. The author of Pulitzer Prize–winning The Hemingses of Monticello, she lives in New York and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Reviews for American Slavery, American Freedom

""A wonderful book, learned, perceptive, convincing.… Every page of Morgan’s book speaks of a sensitive understanding of human nature, as well as of a scrupulous attention to scholarly exactitude."" -- J.H. Plumb - New York Review of Books