Horton, James Oliver.

Slavery and the making of America / James Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2005. - 254 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm. - Companion to the PBS series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-248) and index.

The African roots of Colonial America -- Slavery: from the revolution to the cotton kingdom -- Westward expansion, antislavery, and resistance -- Troublesome property: the many forms of slave resistance -- A hard-won freedom: from Civil War contraband to emancipation -- Creating freedom during and after the war.

019517903X (alk. paper)

2004013617


Slavery--History.--United States
African Americans--History--To 1863.

002 E 441 / H823s 2005

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