Slavery and the making of America /

The history of slavery is central to understanding the history of the United States. Slavery and the Making of America offers a richly illustrated, vividly written history that illuminates the human side of this inhumane institution, presenting it largely through stories of the slaves themselves. Re...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Horton, James Oliver
Other Authors: Horton, Lois E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2005.
Series:OUP E-Books.
Subjects:
To 1863
Slavery > United States > History.
African Americans > History > To 1863.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Histoire.
Noirs américains > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1863.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African Americans
Slavery
Slavernij.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The African roots of Colonial America
  • Slavery: from the revolution to the cotton kingdom
  • Westward expansion, antislavery, and resistance
  • Troublesome property: the many forms of slave resistance
  • A hard-won freedom: from Civil War contraband to emancipation
  • Creating freedom during and after the war.

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