Title: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the Americas
First published: 2007
Description: A history of the rise and abolition of slavery in the Americas covers such topics as the plantation revolution of the seventeenth century, the emergence of anti-slavery thought, and the contributions of such figures as Thomas Paine and Frederick Douglass.
Subjects: Human rights, Europe, Slavery, Slaves, Emancipation, Colonies, Antislavery movements, History, Slavery, united states, history, Economic aspects
Places: America, Europe