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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 $3.86! new only from $3.91! \| 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 $5.00! new only from $5.00! \| 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 $6.19! new only from $7.54! \| 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 $2.87! new only from $39.18! \| 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 $3.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	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
8	The slave community; plantation life in the antebellum South more books like this by John W. Blassingame add to wishlist see all copies from $2.10! new only from $23.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	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 $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	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
11 view cover	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 $5.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 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 $4.15! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	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 $3.86! \| first editions \| SVS
14 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 $3.31! new only from $11.96! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Follow the Drinking Gourd more books like this by Jeanette Winter add to wishlist "Follow the Drinking Gourd" sounded like a simple folk song sung by slaves, but it was really a map to freedom--for hidden in the lyrics were directions to the escape route known as the Underground Railroad. In glowing paintings and simple text, Winter tells the story of one brave family who followed the drinking gourd north to freedom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.62! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	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 $2.97! new only from $4.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 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 $5.23! \| first editions \| SVS
18 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
19 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 $2.35! new only from $2.35! \| SVS
20 view cover	Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad more books like this by Ellen Levine, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) add to wishlist Henry Brown doesn't know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse. When Henry grows up and marries, he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he ... see all copies from $7.93! new only from $10.17! \| signed copies \| 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 $7.35! new only from $8.83! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Slavery: A Problem in American Institutional and Intellectual Life more books like this by Stanley M Elkins add to wishlist This third edition of Stanley M. Elkin's classic study offers two new chapters by the author. The first, "Slavery and Ideology," considers the discussion and criticism occasioned by this controversial work. Elkins amplifies his original purpose in writing the book and takes into consideration the substantial body of critical commentary. He also ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.46! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson add to wishlist Before Sweet Clara is even 12 years old, she is sold away from her mother and forced to work at North Farm Plantation as a field hand. When a kindly older slave takes pity on Clara, she is allowed to work in the "big house" as a seamstress. As Clara dreams of freedom and of seeing her mother again, she learns to sew. Soon she is using her quilting ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	American slavery, 1619-1877 more books like this by Peter Kolchin add to wishlist An overview of slavery in America in the period between 1619 and 1877. From its origins in the colonial era, the book explores racial attitudes and the development of the social structures of the old South, the characteristics of slave culture and finally the road to abolition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.80! \| 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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