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John Quincy Adams and the Politics of Slavery
In the final years of his political career, President John Quincy Adams was well known for his objections to slavery, with rival Henry Wise going so far as to label him "the …
Slavery and Race
Millions of Africans were enslaved and transported to the Americas in the eighteenth century. Europeans--many of whom viewed themselves as enlightened--endorsed, funded, …
Slave Narratives After Slavery
The post-Civil War slave narrative isn't nearly so well known or widely taught as the antebellum texts by Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Henry Box Brown, and others. But now that these …
American Slavery: A Very Short Introduction
Europeans, Africans, and American Indians practiced slavery long before the first purchase of a captive African by a white land-owner in the American colonies; that, however, is …
Slavery and Freedom
Unknown function: Edited by William H. Freehling
The Struggle against Slavery
Presents and places in context original illustrations and documents about the origins of slavery, African Americans in the Revolution, antislavery movements, various types of …
Reparations for Slavery in International Law
Reparations for Slavery in International Law examines the case for contemporary redress for the harms and legacies of transatlantic enslavement from a legal perspective. The book …
Civil Rights in the Shadow of Slavery
The 1866 Civil Rights Act is one of the most monumental pieces of legislation in American history, figuring into almost every subsequent piece of legislation dealing with civil …
African Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean
This is an original survey of the economic and social history of slavery of the Afro-American experience in Latin America and the Caribbean. The focus of the book is on the …
The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823
The author explores the international impact and social significance of antislavery thought in a critical era of political and industrial revolution. He examines the implications …