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Inhuman bondage : the rise and fall of slavery in the New World

text Inhuman bondage : the rise and fall of slavery in the New World

Davis, David Brion.

Summary
Davis begins with the dramatic Amistad case, which vividly highlights the international character of the Atlantic slave trade and the roles of the American judiciary, the presidency, the media, and of both black and white abolitionists. The heart ... Read more
Contents
The Amistad test of law and justice -- The ancient foundations of modern slavery -- The origins of antiblack racism in the New World -- How Africans became integral to New World history -- The Atlantic slave system : Brazil and the Caribbean -- Sl... Read more
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xvi, 440 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher
Oxford University Press 2006
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