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The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the Americas

A history of the rise and abolition of slavery in the Americas covers such topics as the plantation revolution of the seventeenth century, the emergence of anti-slavery thought, and the contributions of such figures as Thomas Paine and Frederick Douglass.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 160 pages

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