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1	Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II more books like this by Douglas A Blackmon add to wishlist Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history, the late 1870s through the 1940s when thousands of African-American men were arbitrarily arrested, hit with fines, charged for room and board in state and county jails, and then forced to work off the debt as unpaid laborers. see all copies from $5.03! new only from $5.10! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Someone Knows My Name more books like this by Lawrence Hill add to wishlist Abducted from Africa as a child and enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedom--and of the knowledge she needs to get home. This captivating story of one womans remarkable experience spans six decades and three continents and brings to life a crucial chapter in world history. see all copies from $6.75! new only from $9.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Uncle Tom's Cabin more books like this by Professor Harriet Beecher Stowe add to wishlist Harriet Beecher Stowe's powerful but sentimental and stereotyped anti-slavery novel, published in 1852, was an inspiration to the abolitionist cause. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade--And How We Can Fight It more books like this by David Batstone add to wishlist Award-winning journalist David Batstone reveals the story of a new generation of 21st century abolitionists and their heroic campaign to put an end to human bondage. In his accessible and inspiring book "Not For Sale", Batstone carefully weaves the narratives of activists and those in bondage in a way that not only raises awareness of the modern ... see all copies from $5.50! new only from $8.70! \| first editions \| SVS
5	From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans more books like this by John Hope Franklin add to wishlist This classic in African American studies was first published in 1947; it has been a standard text ever since, and has been revised several times. Professors Franklin and Moss provide a comprehensive survey of the African American experience--including slavery, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights movement--and highlight movements of self ... see all copies from $3.11! new only from $3.11! \| signed copies \| SVS
6	Elijah of Buxton more books like this by Christopher Paul Curtis add to wishlist Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. He's the first child in town to be born free, and he ought to be famous just for that. Unfortunately, all that most people see is a "fra-gile" boy who's scared of snakes and talks too much. But everything changes when a former slave steals ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Kindred more books like this by Octavia E Butler add to wishlist A black woman is transported through time to save the life of one of her ancestors--a white slave-owner. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival more books like this by Dean King add to wishlist At the end of the War of 1812, Captain James Riley and his ship the Commerce went aground on the coast of Africa, and he and his shipmates were captured as slaves. After two months, they managed to find a way out, but during that brief time they were subjected to almost unbearable abuse as they desperately tried to stay alive. Based on accounts ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Copper Sun more books like this by Sharon Mills Draper add to wishlist Slave traders invade Armari's African village and she is dragged to a ship bound for the Carolinas. Bought by a plantation owner, Amari befriends a white indentured servant named Polly and struggles to hold on to her memories, in this Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel. see all copies from $2.07! new only from $5.43! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	A Crime So Monstrous: Face-To-Face with Modern-Day Slavery more books like this by E Benjamin Skinner add to wishlist Based on four years of research in over a dozen countries across the globe, journalist Skinner provides a shocking expos of the inner workings of the modern-day slave trade. Maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Twelve Years a Slave more books like this by Solomon Northup add to wishlist Gripping autobiography presents exceptionally detailed and accurate description of slave life and plantation society. "A moving, vital testament . . ."--"Saturday Review." 7 illus. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: Volume 1, the Pox Party more books like this by M T Anderson add to wishlist Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age 16, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. Candlewick Press see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Uncle Tom's cabin or Life among the lowly more books like this by Harriet Beecher Stowe add to wishlist Harriet Beecher Stowe's powerful but sentimental and stereotyped anti-slavery novel, published in 1852, was an inspiration to the abolitionist cause. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Willie Lynch Letter: And the Making of a Slave more books like this by Kashif Malik Hassan-El add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.35! \| SVS
15 view cover	Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South more books like this by Kenneth M Stampp add to wishlist The classic study of American slavery as a deliberately chosen, practical system of controlling and exploiting labor. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.49! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The slave community; plantation life in the antebellum South more books like this by John W. Blassingame add to wishlist see all copies from $2.39! new only from $19.50! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	American Slavery, American Freedom more books like this by Professor Edmund S Morgan add to wishlist In this study of the tragic contradiction at the heart of America, Edward Morgan looks for answers to the people and politics of Virginia - a state that was both the birthplace of the revolution and the largest slaveholding state in the country. see all copies from $3.12! new only from $5.77! \| SVS
18 view cover	When Demons Walk more books like this by Patricia Briggs add to wishlist After escaping from a life of slavery in Darran, Rialla plans revenge against her former masters--only to be chosen to protect a Darran lord planning to outlaw slavery. Reissue. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.97! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World more books like this by David Brion Davis add to wishlist David Brion Davis has long been recognized as the leading authority on slavery in the Western World. His books have won every major history award - including the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award - and he has been universally praised for his prodigious research, his brilliant analytical skill, and his rich and powerful prose. Now, in ... see all copies from $4.35! new only from $7.11! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Roll, Jordan, roll; the world the slaves made more books like this by Eugene D. Genovese add to wishlist see all copies from $3.13! new only from $11.96! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	What This Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War more books like this by Chandra Manning add to wishlist A vivid, unprecedented account of why Union and Confederate soldiers identified slavery as the root of the Civil War, how the conflict changed troops' ideas about slavery, and what those changing ideas meant for the war and the nation. see all copies from $7.22! new only from $9.15! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Half Slave and Half Free: The Roots of Civil War more books like this by Bruce Levine add to wishlist "Half Slave and Half Free" is a powerful treatment of the basic issues and social transformations that precipitated the Civil War. In a succinct, persuasive narrative, Bruce Levine succeeds in showing how a popular basis for the Civil War developed out of the far-reaching and divisive changes in American life after the incomplete Revolution of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution more books like this by Simon Schama add to wishlist Tens of thousands of blacks in America at the start of the Revolutionary War escaped from farms, plantations, and cities to reach the British who offered the promise of emancipation in return for military service. Schama follows their odyssey through the war and into inhospitable Nova Scotia where thousands were betrayed. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Escape from Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity and My Journey to Freedom in America more books like this by Francis BOK, Edward Tivnan add to wishlist "Escape from Slavery" is at once a dramatic adventure, a story of desperation and triumph, and an important commentary on the plight of millions held in slavery today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Pattern of Her Heart more books like this by Tracie Peterson, Judith Miller add to wishlist Lights of Lowell Book 3- When tragedy strikes, Jasmine Houston must uproot her family from the Northern mill town of Lowell and take over her family's Southern plantation, The Willows. But upon her arrival, her anti-slavery positions cause strife between Jasmine and her neighbors and relatives. Tensions continue to rise until an explosive act--the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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