Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Jay Family Trees x
4. List of African American Individuals in Jay Households xiii
5. Maps xvi
6. A Note to the Reader on Language xix
7. Prologue: Founding 1
8. Part One. Slavery and Revolution
9. Chapter 1 Disruptions 9
10. Chapter 2 Rising Stars 28
11. Chapter 3 Negotiations 50
12. Chapter 4 Nation-Building 73
13. Chapter 5 Mastering Paradox 102
14. Chapter 6 Sharing the Flame 129
15. Part Two. Abolitionism
16. Chapter 7 Joining Forces 159
17. Chapter 8 A Conservative on the Inside 189
18. Chapter 9 Breaking Ranks 214
19. Chapter 10 The Condition of Free People of Color 234
20. Chapter 11 Soul and Nation 255
21. Part Three. Emancipation
22. Chapter 12 Uncompromised 283
23. Chapter 13 Parting Shots 309
24. Chapter 14 Civil Wars 336
25. Chapter 15 Reconstructed 365
26. Epilogue: Reckoning 394
27. Acknowledgments 401
28. Appendix: Enslaved and Free Black Servants in the Households of John Jay and William Jay as Recorded in Federal Census (1790–1850) 405
29. Notes 407
30. Bibliography 471
31. Index 505