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Slavery

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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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

William S. McFeely

Explores the life of Frederick Douglass as he achieves stature as a leader in the struggle to transcend the limitations of bondage and race.

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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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The Civil War

Richard Brownell

This book explains social, economic, political, and military problems that contributed to the defeat of the Confederacy.

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Slavery Today

Kaye Stearman

Explains the nature of slavery and examines the existence of forced labor in the modern world, discussing such topics as child workers, migrant workers, and trafficking in people.

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The Outbreak of the Civil War

Authors present various opinions on the primary forces that led to the breakup of the Union.

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