Slavery & abolition of slavery books

This is the remarkable untold story of a group of men and women in the West Riding of Yorkshire who for nearly a...  Read More >>

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A groundbreaking history of the Black Joke, the most famous member of the British Royal Navy's anti-slavery squadron,...  Read More >>

What is slavery? Why does it exist? How can it be ended? This books starts with an exploration of slavery in the...  Read More >>

Explores the ways genomic ancestry testing has been used in Brazil and the United States to address the histories...  Read More >>

Examines development of Black Radical antislavery movements in the Atlantic World. Essays focus on Denmark Vesey...  Read More >>

Explores the ways genomic ancestry testing has been used in Brazil and the United States to address the histories...  Read More >>

""Originally published in Dutch as Wij slaven van Suriname""--Title page verso.  Read More >>

On July 2, 1822, Denmark Vesey, a formerly enslaved man, was hanged in Charleston, South Carolina. He was convicted...  Read More >>

On July 2, 1822, Denmark Vesey, a formerly enslaved man, was hanged in Charleston, South Carolina. He was convicted...  Read More >>

""Originally published in Dutch as Wij slaven van Suriname""--Title page verso.  Read More >>

This books starts with an exploration of slavery in the antebellum USA. It draws upon the wisdom of former slaves,...  Read More >>

Frederick Douglass’s pioneering autobiography that played a key part in the abolition of slavery.  Read More >>

These poems are from the first book of poetry published by an African-American author. Phillis was brought to Massachusetts...  Read More >>

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Black Hands, White House documents and appraises the role enslaved women and men played in building the US, both...  Read More >>

Black Hands, White House documents and appraises the role enslaved women and men played in building the US, both...  Read More >>

Soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidule challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate...  Read More >>

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A compelling account of the story of slavery from ancient times, through the sugar plantations of the Caribbean...  Read More >>

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Winner of the 2024 ACLS Open Access Book Prize & Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award, and joint winner of the prestigious...  Read More >>

While the plantation accounts for 90% of slave ownership and experience in the Americas, its centrality to the common...  Read More >>

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