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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, …
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 …
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 …
Nativism and Slavery
Politicians have used immigrants as scapegoats for the nation's problems throughout American history. No group achieved more success with this tactic than the Know Nothing Party, …
American Negro Slavery
Distinguished historians examine the genesis, development, and impact of slavery in America and explore related areas of study
Slavery, Law, and Politics
This is an abridgement of the Pulitzer-Prize winning The Dred Scott Case, making Fehrenbacher's monumental work available to a wider audience. Although it condenses the original by …
Race and Slavery in the Middle East
Bernard Lewis shows that racism was long intertwined with slavery in the Islamic world, as he traces the history of slavery in the region where it lasted longest. This beautifully …
Slavery and Human Progress
Pulitzer Prize-winner David Brion Davis here provides a penetrating survey of slavery and emancipation from ancient times to the twentieth century. His trenchant analysis puts the …