| Description |
136 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm |
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age Children |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index. |
| Summary |
Traces the countless journeys and trials of slaves around the world and throughout time. Not only chronicles the terrible legacy of human oppression, he also champions those who fought against it and helped shape slave-free nations for future generations to inherit. |
| Contents |
The Ancient world & the first slaves -- Slave societies -- Becoming a slave -- Reasons for slavery -- Trade routes for slaves in Africa -- Buying a slave -- The Middle passage & the triangle trade -- Tools of the slave trade -- The Treatment of slaves & the law -- Types of slave labor -- Freedom from slavery -- Escape! -- Rebellion! -- Abolition: an end to slavery -- Slavery today -- A Timeline of slavery. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer |
| Subject |
Slavery -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Slavery. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Literature.
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History.
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Juvenile works.
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| ISBN |
0395922895 |
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9780395922897 |
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