Slavery and civil rights
By: Philip Steele
Series: Documenting history
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780750266697
Subjects: Slavery; Juvenile literature; History; Sources; Civil rights
Description: "In Documenting History: Slavery and Civil Rights learn about the roots of the slave trade, what slavery involved, the eventual abolition of the trade and the corresponding rise of civil rights movements around the world. The American Civil War, racism, segregation and the influential activists who brought about change are examined through powerful and moving primary source material"--Back cover.
Notes: Originally published: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An ancient wrong; title: A new trade in slaves; title: In the new world; title: Abolition and empire; title: The United States of America; title: The struggle goes on; title: The world today; title: Timeline.