Breaking the chains : African-American slave resistance

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Breaking the chains : African-American slave resistance

William Loren Katz

Aladdin Paperbacks, 1998.1

  • : pbk

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"First Aladdin Paperbacks edition"--T.p. verso

Summary: Describes slavery in the United States, the harsh conditions under which slaves lived, the active and passive resistance with which they fought for their rights, the revolts, and the involvement of slaves in the Civil War

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-187) and index

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A new perspective on an importnt era of American history is presented in this enlightening book which focuses on the heroism of slaves prior to and during the Civil War. 65 prints and black-and-white photographs illustrate an informative book that forcefully shows the slaves' striving toward freedom.

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