My mil pointed me to this article on the internet about a florida teen who was tricked into slavery. Popular slavery books showing 150 of 8,154 the underground railroad hardcover by. Nightjohn is a good supplement to this book but if your child is young and you are concerned about the content you should watch this and be comfortable that the movie. Panhandle top place in florida for human trafficking the room was dark when shauna newell, 17, woke up, her clothes torn from her, a man o. Sources include voices from the days of slavery through the library of congress as well as publicdomain manuscripts and books. I am sad that this book ended up falling into the trap of most postmodern studies of the subject. We have an estimated 2 million slaves in our nations borders thats immigrants and citizens. Sven beckert is professor of american history at harvard and author of. Interesting american civil war stories you didnt know trivia war books volume 3 bill oneill. Why the extraordinary story of the last slave in america has finally. Books about american slavery a list of fiction and nonfiction books dealing with slavery in the us over the years.
Recounts the stories of individual slaves, including their journeys and escape stories, and the slave trade in the 21st century. Edward ball won the national book award for nonfiction in 1998 for his book slaves in the family. The delectable negro sexual cultures vincent woodard. Ten books on slavery you need to read politico magazine. Colson whitehead goodreads author shelved 375 times as slavery. A true story from the underground railroad hardcover by.
American historians have been at the forefront of disentangling slavery s history. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. The illustrations are strong and effective yet suitable for a child. There are many sources of publicdomain slave narratives that could be made more accessible to the world by being added to this easytoread collection. The story of the last slave presents the remarkable fact that there were people alive in america. If you want to introduce justice, fairness, and the topic of slavery to a child this is the book indeed.
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