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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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Main Author: Horton, James Oliver.
Contributors: Horton, Lois E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.
Subjects and Genres:
Slavery > United States > History.
African Americans > History > To 1863.
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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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