Slavery : real people and their stories of enslavement
Title
:
Slavery : real people and their stories of enslavement
Personal Author EPSB
:
R. G. Grant
Summary
:
Slavery has plagued human history for thousands of years. During the colonization of the Americas, more than 12 million Africans were stolen from their homelands and forced to work in plantation colonies. What was it like to be enslaved? How did people endure such hardships? How did the enslaved fight for freedom?
Other Title
:
Slavery.
Real people and their stories of enslavement
Subtitle on cover: Real people and their stories of enslavement
Year Published
:
2009
Physical Description
:
191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Note
:
Includes index.
Subject
:
Slavery -- History.
Slavery -- United States -- History.
African Americans -- History -- To 1863.
Summary
:
Slavery has plagued human history for thousands of years. During the colonization of the Americas, more than 12 million Africans were stolen from their homelands and forced to work in plantation colonies. What was it like to be enslaved? How did people endure such hardships? How did the enslaved fight for freedom?
ISBN
:
9780756651695
9781405336703
Publisher
:
London ; New York : DK Pub., 2009.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Hillcrest | 306.3 GRA | Book | 30552000312961 | Non-Fiction |