Slavery in the United States

Slavery in the United States
ISBN-10
1403445702
ISBN-13
9781403445704
Series
Slavery in the United States
Category
African Americans
Pages
64
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
Heinemann-Raintree Library
Author
Gary Barr

Description

This book uses primary source materials to study the institution of slavery in the United States and its role in the Civil War. Contents include: What is slavery?; Slavery begins in English America; How did they get there?; Slave auctions; Slave work; Slave women and children; Slave food, clothing, and shelter; Slave families; The slave community; Time off from work; Overseers and masters; U.S. government policy 1600s-1850s; Southern attitudes; Northern attitudes; Rebellion; Liberia; The underground railroad; Abolitionist writers; John Brown and Dredd Scott; African American soldiers in the Civil War; Freed slaves; What have we learned from slavery?

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