Slavery & abolition of slavery books

""A masterpiece….[W]ill rightfully assume its place as the standard biography of a truly great figure in the nation’s...  Read More >>

This comparative study looks at the laws concerning the murder of slaves by their masters and at how these laws...  Read More >>

"This book is about ""child labor exploitation."" The book argues that mining work is one of the worst forms of...  Read More >>

The Lion, denoting royalty, and the Wild Boars' Heads, denoting bravery, are the oldest crests known in England....  Read More >>

Redefining history of anti-Black racist ideas that changes our understanding of the causes and extent of racist...  Read More >>

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The decisive role of the illegal slave trade in the making of the United States  Read More >>

Exquisite Slaves examines how slaves in Lima, Peru used elegant clothing to express attitudes about gender and status....  Read More >>

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Scholarship on slavery in the Caribbean frequently emphasizes sugar and tobacco production, but this unique work...  Read More >>

Several trade routes throughout history included the trafficking of slaves. Yet perhaps no routes have had such...  Read More >>

This book traces the origins of Africans forced into the Atlantic from West Central Africa during the peak period...  Read More >>

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Contested Bodies explores how the end of the transatlantic trade impacted Jamaican slaves and their children. Examining...  Read More >>

I do not pretend, in giving you the history of this Royal Slave, to entertain my reader with adventures of a feigned...  Read More >>

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""" Mon point de départ sera un lieu commun; et je l'avoue sans honte, car je tiens que les vérités anciennes, claires...  Read More >>

African American women enslaved by the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, andCreek Nations led lives ranging...  Read More >>

A gripping microhistory/legal case involving two generations of a French family enslaved in the Indian Ocean colonies....  Read More >>

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A biographical study of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass through his relationships with the women in his life...  Read More >>

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Molly McClain presents a biography of Ellen Browning Scripps, an American newspaperwoman, feminist, suffragist,...  Read More >>