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Grant, R. G.

Slavery : real people and their stories of enslavement / Real people and their stories of enslavement written by R.G. Grant. - Pbk. ed. - New York : DK Pub., 2011. - 191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Includes index.

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.

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?

ISBN: 9780756673277 0756673275

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Slavery--History
Slavery--History--United States
African Americans--History--To 1863
African Americans--History.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Juvenile works.
History.

LC Class. No.: E441 / .G735 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 306.3/62