to 1863

Describes slavery in the United States, how individuals worked to end slavery, introducing such famous abolitionists as William Lloyd Garrison, Sarah and Angelina Grimke, and Frederick Douglass, and the Civil War and its roll in the emancipation of slaves.

An introduction to abolitionism in the United States during the 19th century.

Paying Freedom's Price provides a comprehensive yet brief and readable history of the role of African Americans?both slave and free?from the decade leading up to the Civil War until its immediate aftermath. Rather than focusing on black military service, the white-led abolitionist movement, or Lincoln?s emergence as the great emancipator, Escott concentrates on the black military and civilian experience in the North as well as the South.

Chronicles the experiences of the first Africans in the New World and the roles they played in the new societies.

Describes the importance of the sugar trade to the early American economy and examines the ways slavery and indentured servitude, the development of significant new political ideals, and the Great Awakening shaped American life and values as they occurred side by side.

"[Explores] the origins of the slave trade in Africa and the effects of the practice of slavery on the political and economic history of the United States."--Provided by publisher.

"Uses primary sources to tell the story of slavery in the United States"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a comprehensive examination of the role that slavery played in forming the U.S. Constitution and addresses the economic importance of that institution to the preservation of the South and their willingness to support Northern colonies in the fight for independence from England.