Slavery in the United States
By: Gary E. Barr.
Series: Witness to history; Witness to history (Heinemann Library (Firm))
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
Subjects: Slavery -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.; African Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; Slavery -- History -- Sources.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Sources.
Description: Uses primary source materials to study the institution of slavery in the United States and its role in the Civil War.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 55) and index.
Table of contents: title: How do we know?; title: What is slavery?; title: Slavery begins in English America; title: Capture and transport of slaves; title: A slave auction; title: Masters and Overseers; title: Work; title: Women and children; title: Food, clothing, and shelter; title: Slave families; title: The community; title: Time off from work; title: Government debate and policy; title: Southern attitudes and the defense of slavery; title: Northern attitudes; title: Resistance and rebellion; title: John Brown and Dred Scott; title: Liberia; title: The Underground Railroad; title: Abolitionist writers; title: African-American soldiers in the Civil War; title: Freed slaves; title: What have we learned from slavery?; title: Timeline.