text The price they paid : slavery, shipwrecks, and reparations before the Civil War
- Summary
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"A prizewinning historian uncovers the first instances of reparations in America, paid to slaveholders, not former slaves"--
- Contents
- The Wreck of the Comet -- Insuring Human Merchandise -- Proslavery Exertions -- The Encomium Runs Aground -- British Indecision -- John Waddell, Slave Owner -- Emancipation from the Enterprise -- Law, Diplomacy, and Politics -- Britain's Decision ... Read more
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- text
- Description
- xi, 385 pages : maps, illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- The New Press
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 342.7308 FOR in New Non-fiction | Reshelving |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 342.7308 FOR in New Non-fiction | Reshelving |
Slavery Law and legislation United States History
Slaveholders Legal status, laws, etc United States History
Shipwrecks Law and legislation United States History
Reparation (Criminal justice) United States History
Enslaved persons Emancipation United States History
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
États-Unis Histoire 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
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