Breaking the chains :
African-American slave resistance /
William Loren Katz.

Description

Main Author

Katz, William Loren.

Language(s)

English

Published

New York, NY : Aladdin Paperbacks, 1998, c1990

Edition

1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.

Subjects

Slavery > Slavery / United States > Slavery / United States / Insurrections, etc. > Slavery / United States / Insurrections, etc. / Juvenile literature.
United States > United States / History > United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 > United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 / Participation, African American > United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 / Participation, African American / Juvenile literature.
United States > United States / History > United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 > United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 / African Americans > United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 / African Americans / Juvenile literature.
Southern States > Southern States / History > Southern States / History / 1775-1865 > Southern States / History / 1775-1865 / Juvenile literature.

Summary

Describes slavery in the United States, the harsh conditions under which slaves lived, the active and passive resistance with which they fought for their rights, the revolts, and the involvement of slaves in the Civil War.

Physical Description

xiii, 194 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

ISBN

0689819196 (pbk.)

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