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Antislavery movements

Slavery and Abolition in American History

Linda Jacobs Altman

Traces the history of slavery in the United States, focusing on the abolition movement and the final steps that freed an enslaved people.

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Slavery

Explores the issue of slavery through primary and secondary documents with both pro and con positions.

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The Rise and Fall of American Slavery

Tim McNeese

Examines the history of slavery, discussing the slave trade, the establishment of the slavery system and its role in the economy of the American South, and abolition and emancipation.

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Frederick Douglass

Peter Burchard

A biography of the runaway slave who became an abolitionist, a crusader for women's rights, and an advisor to Abraham Lincoln.

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Frederick Douglass

Contains nineteen essays that examine Frederick Douglass's early life as a slave, his role in the abolitionist movement, his work as a civil rights leader, and his legacy.

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The Abolition of American Slavery

James Tackach

Discusses the introduction of slaves into American society, the beginnings of the abolitionist movement, the national conflict over slavery and the resulting Civil War, emancipation of the slaves, and

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Runaway Slaves

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Of One Blood

Paul Goodman

Studies the role African-Americans played in the abolitionist movement and discusses how the movement has progressed throughout American history.

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United States V. Amistad

Suzanne Freedman

Examines events and opinions surrounding the case of United States v. Amistad, in which a group of Africans was put on tria for staging a revolt aboard the slave ship Amistad.

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