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Slavery: From Africa to the Americas (Documenting the Past)
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036110
ISBN
9781842349533
Grade 4-10
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- Brings history to life!
- Uses primary source documents
- Colorful pages with historical photos, maps, timelines
Description
Understand slavery in the Americas in a whole new way. This book uses a wide range of primary source documents such as accounts written by enslaved people, diary extracts, political and legal documents, abolitionist speeches, and more. Printed in modern type with old-fashioned words and phrases updated, these documents look at the capture of people in West Africa and their travel across the Atlantic, slave life, their revolution and rebellion, the abolition, and after.
Publisher's Description of Slavery: From Africa to the Americas (Documenting the Past)
A thorough record of slavery in North America and its abolition
features accounts written by slaves, extracts from the diaries of
plantation owners, political and legal documents, abolitionists'
speeches, several maps, and dozens of illustrations.
Category Description for Documenting The Past Series
Reading original documents allows us to hear directly from the voices of the past! This series of 5 books has large pages (8.5 x 11.5) packed with colorful pictures, maps, text boxes, primary source excerpts, and uses a large font that doesn’t overwhelm the eyes. What an engaging way to study the past—reading from original diaries, journals, letters, legal documents, speeches and more!
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Cherrytree Books |
| Grades: | 4-10 |
| ISBN: | 9781842349533 |
| Length in Inches: | 11.375 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.625 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.1875 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.65 |
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