| Description |
viii, 293 p. : ill. ; l8 cm. |
| Series |
The Living history library |
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Living history library (New York, N.Y.)
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| Note |
"A mentor book." |
| Contents |
Black cloud : Slavery moves South, 1787-1840 -- New-fallen snow : the Cotton kingdom, 1800-1860 -- Down in the wilderness : the daily struggle, 1800-1860 -- Jesus is Black : Nat Turner, 1831 -- Before the wind : Henry Bibb's flight, 1837 -- Selling of Solomon : the agony of Solomon Northrup, 1841-1854 -- Behold, this dreamer cometh : William Lloyd Garrison, July 4, 1829 -- Death, without benefit of clergy : Elijah Lovejoy, 1833-1837 -- Unreasonable seizures : Fair trial for fugitives, 1842 -- Rule or ruin : John C. Calhoun's advice to slaveholders, 1850 -- Do as you would be done by : Harriet Stowe and Uncle Tom's cabin, 1853 -- Outer darkness : Dred Scott v. Sanford, 1857 -- Multitudinous seas : Abraham Lincoln and John Brown, 1858-1860 -- Fruitful bough : epilogue. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-286) and index. |
| Subject |
Slavery -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Antislavery movements -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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| ISBN |
0451616960 |
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9780451616968 |
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