Slavery : Real People and Their Stories of Enslavement

Slavery is a comprehensive look at the history of an abomination. Words and images reveal the story of slavery around the world and across the centuries, focusing on slavery in the United States in the 1800s. This authoritative, heavily illustrated guide looks at the escalation of the Atlantic slave trade, the African peoples who were targeted, the lives they led as slaves in the American South, the slow growth of worldwide anti-slavery movements, abolition in the United States, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and more. Understand slavery-and how America's slave past has influenced its racial atmosphere today-with Slavery . The story of slavery - from its roots to the present daySlavery has plagued the history of humankind for thousands of years, from the conquered peoples of Ancient times to the millions of Africans stolen from their homelands and forced into work that helped build America and the modern world. But what was it like to be a slave, endure such terrible hardships and fight for freedom?Here historical information combines with moving personal stories to give your child the story behind slavery. Maps, charts, timelines and artifacts provide eye-opening context. The testimony of slaves featured in the book will take them behind the statistics. Help them discover the real story behind an evil trade that still exists even today. 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? Presents a comprehensive history of slavery, discussing its origins in ancient civilizations, introduction into the United States, elimination following the Civil War, and continuing impact on modern society 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.