Slavery : real people and their stories of enslavement

Slavery : real people and their stories of enslavement / written by Reg Grant.

Author/creator	Grant, R. G.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	London ; New York : DK Pub., ©2009.
Description	191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Subject(s)	Slavery--History --Juvenile literature. Slavery--United States --History --Juvenile literature. African Americans--History --To 1863 --Juvenile literature.

Spine title	Slavery
Portion of title	Real people and their stories of enslavement
Contents	Background to slavery -- The Atlantic slave trade -- How the slave trade worked -- Life in slavery -- The fight for freedom -- Abolishing slavery in the Americas -- Aftermath of slavery.
Abstract	Slavery has plagued human history for thousands of years. During the colonization of the Americas, more than 12 million Africans were stolen from their homelands and forced to work in plantation colonies. What was it like to be enslaved? How did people endure such hardships? How did the enslaved fight for freedom?
General note	Includes index.
ISBN	9780756651695
ISBN	0756651697
ISBN	9781405336703 (cased)
ISBN	1405336706 (cased)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	TRC Nonfiction	306.3 G7676S	✔ Available	Place Hold