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The Struggle against Slavery

- A History in Documents

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From slave ships to plantations to freedom, The Struggle Against Slavery traces the remarkable history of the heroic fight to end slavery, from its North American beginnings in the early 1600s to its violent demise in the mid-1800s with the Civil War. Captured in their own words from transcripts, diaries, memoirs, newspaper clippings, drawings, and other documents are the stories of how slaves and free blacks fought against the dehumanization of slavery bydeveloping anti-racist arguments, creating their own institutions, physically escaping, and fighting with weapons. An exceptional social, political, and cultural history of the period, The Struggle Against Slavery is filled with stirring tales of survival and strength, bringing to life the African-Americanexperience in early America.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780195108507
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 176
  • Published:
  • January 30, 2002
  • Dimensions:
  • 263x211x16 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 562 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 5, 2024

Description of The Struggle against Slavery

From slave ships to plantations to freedom, The Struggle Against Slavery traces the remarkable history of the heroic fight to end slavery, from its North American beginnings in the early 1600s to its violent demise in the mid-1800s with the Civil War. Captured in their own words from transcripts, diaries, memoirs, newspaper clippings, drawings, and other documents are the stories of how slaves and free blacks fought against the dehumanization of slavery bydeveloping anti-racist arguments, creating their own institutions, physically escaping, and fighting with weapons. An exceptional social, political, and cultural history of the period, The Struggle Against Slavery is filled with stirring tales of survival and strength, bringing to life the African-Americanexperience in early America.

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