GRAHAM RUSSELL HODGES is Professor of History at Colgate University. He is the author of several books, including Root and Branch: African-Americans in New York and East Jersey, 1613-1863 (1999) and Slavery, Freedom, and Culture Among Early American Workers (1998). Forthcoming books include Taxi! A Cultural History of the New York City Cabdriver, David Ruggles: Black Apostle of Freedom, and, from Palgrave, Anna May Wong: A Life.