Encyclopedia of Antislavery and Abolition, Volume 1Volume one of a two volume set featuring alphabetically arranged entries that cover a wide range of topics related to the antislavery movement and abolitionist activities in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, highlighting people and events that played a key role in ending slavery in the United States. |
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Encyclopedia of antislavery and abolition
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictBoth of these two entries in Greenwood's "Milestones in African American History" series offer a solid foothold for high school or college students beginning research on slave resistance or abolition ... Read full review
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Encyclopedia of Antislavery and Abolition Peter P. Hinks,John R. McKivigan,R. Owen Williams No preview available - 2006 |
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