History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880 (Vol. 1&2) : Account of African Americans as Slaves, as Soldiers and as Citizens

History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880 is a two-volume work on African-American history, written by American Civil War soldier and historian George Washington Williams. It is considered to be the first overall history of African Americans, showing their participation and contributions from the earliest days of the colonies. The Work is divided in nine parts presenting African Americans as slaves, as soldiers and as citizens, together with preliminary considerations of the unity of the human family, an historical sketch of Africa, and an account of the negro governments of Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Table of Contents:

Part I. Preliminary Considerations

Part II. Slavery in the Colonies

Part III. The Negro During the Revolution

Part IV. Conservative Era – Negroes in the Army and Navy

Part V. Anti-Slavery Agitation

Part VI. The Period of Preparation

Part VII. The Negro in the War for the Union

Part VIII. The First Decade of Freedom

Part IX. The Decline of Negro Governments