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Junius P. Rodriguez
This work traces the course of the institution and practice of slavery from ancient times to the late-1990s. Over 80 contributors bring together the significant people and events that determined…
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A comprehensive, contextual presentation of all aspects-social, political, and economic-of slavery in the United States, from the first colonization through Reconstruction.
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African slaves living in the Americas resisted subhuman treatment in myriad ways, from passive resistance to armed insurrection. This encyclopedia provides historical detail of how slaves struggled against bondage. It…
Examines the efforts to end slavery in the United States and the transatlantic world. This work focuses on massive, broad-based movements, as well as specific incidents, events, and developments. While…
Published in celebration of the Purchase’s bicentennial, this resource offers a multifaceted view of a watershed American event.
This work is the first encyclopedia on the labor practices that constitute modern-day slavery-and the individuals and organizations working today to eradicate them.
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