The story of the last slave presents the remarkable fact that there were people alive in america. Ten books on slavery you need to read politico magazine. The illustrations are strong and effective yet suitable for a child. Recounts the stories of individual slaves, including their journeys and escape stories, and the slave trade in the 21st century. American historians have been at the forefront of disentangling slavery s history. We have an estimated 2 million slaves in our nations borders thats immigrants and citizens.
Balls ancestors controlled many rice plantations and enslaved over 4,000 african americans over. Popular slavery books showing 150 of 8,154 the underground railroad hardcover by. Books about american slavery a list of fiction and nonfiction books dealing with slavery in the us over the years. My mil pointed me to this article on the internet about a florida teen who was tricked into slavery. Panhandle top place in florida for human trafficking the room was dark when shauna newell, 17, woke up, her clothes torn from her, a man o. Why the extraordinary story of the last slave in america has finally.
I am sad that this book ended up falling into the trap of most postmodern studies of the subject. There are many sources of publicdomain slave narratives that could be made more accessible to the world by being added to this easytoread collection. Edward ball won the national book award for nonfiction in 1998 for his book slaves in the family. The delectable negro sexual cultures vincent woodard.
Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Sources include voices from the days of slavery through the library of congress as well as publicdomain manuscripts and books. Colson whitehead goodreads author shelved 375 times as slavery. As i write in my book, empire of cotton, american slavery and the. Nightjohn is a good supplement to this book but if your child is young and you are concerned about the content you should watch this and be comfortable that the movie. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Interesting american civil war stories you didnt know trivia war books volume 3 bill oneill. A true story from the underground railroad hardcover by. Sven beckert is professor of american history at harvard and author of. If you want to introduce justice, fairness, and the topic of slavery to a child this is the book indeed.
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