Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. From Initial Euro-African Settlement to the Pre-Revolution, 1625–1763 12
6. 2. From Revolution to Gradual Emancipation, 1764–1804 34
7. 3. Slavery, Freedom, and Struggle, 1804–1860 59
8. 4. The Civil War and Reconstruction to World War I 98
9. 5. Black New Jersey Battles Jim Crow, 1918–1940 159
10. 6. World War II and Its Aftermath, 1940–1960 211
11. 7. The 1960s–2014 249
12. 8. Present and Future 291
13. Acknowledgments 301
14. Notes 303
15. Index 349
16. About the author 367