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Author:

De Medeiros, James.

Title:

Slavery / by James De Medeiros.

Publisher:

Weigl Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Slavery--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
Slave insurrections--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--History--To 1863--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.

Contents:

Africans enslaved -- Laws and punishments -- A time for change -- The New York City revolt of 1712 -- Stono Rebellion -- 1741's great plot in New York City -- Gabriel's fight for freedom -- Louisiana slave revolt of 1811 -- George Boxley's rebellion of 1815 -- Denmark Vesey's uprising of 1822 -- Nat Turner's rebellion of 1831 -- Factors behind the revolts -- William Lloyd Garrison -- Amistad : revolt on the ocean -- Frederick Douglass -- Emancipation -- Struggling for equality -- Timeline -- Activity.

Summary:

Explores the history of slavery in the United States.

Series:

African American history

ISBN:

1590368754 (soft cover)
9781590368756 (soft cover)
1590368746 (hard cover)
9781590368749 (hard cover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)226361574

LCCN:

2008042475

Locations:

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)