Slavery in America : A Reader and Guide / Kenneth Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgan, Kenneth, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery.

United States--Study and teaching.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 451 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2005.

Summary:

The first Reader and Guide to the subject of slavery in America. It combines both an introduction to the field and a selection of core primary and secondary readings, covering the period from the early seventeenth century to the American Civil War.Divided into 12 sections, it maps on to the semester system, whereby each section can form the core of a particular week's teaching. The opening and closing sections follow a chronological structure, while the main body of the volume takes a thematic approach, covering the following key areas:Slavery in the Old SouthSlave LifeThe Economics of SlaverySlavery and the LawSlave ResistancePro-Slavery IdeologyThe Anti-Slavery MovementSlavery and ExpansionPrimary documents are drawn from a wide variety of sources: extracts from diaries, letters, laws, debates, oral testimonies, travellers' accounts, inventories, journals, autobiographies, petitions and novels. Black and white, male and female testimony is drawn upon. The secondary readings have been selected for including important, provocative discussions, based on the editor's experience of what works well in a teaching environment. Where possible the secondary readings link with the primary documents.As well as an introduction to the volume, each section consists of an introduction, a secondary reading and a selection of shorter primary documents. The introduction to each section introduces the main points of historical discussion, raises important questions and indicates what other writings should be consulted.Key FeaturesThe only combined reader and guide to the subject of slavery in AmericaBased on the author's extensive experience of teaching the subjectIncludes primary and secondary readingsCovers colonial period and later years - incredibly broad-ranging

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION: SLAVERY IN NORTH AMERICA

1 THE ORIGINS OF NORTH AMERICAN SLAVERY

2 SLAVERY IN COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA

3 SLAVERY AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

4 SLAVERY AND THE FOUNDING FATHERS

5 SLAVE LIFE AND WORK

6 THE BUSINESS OF SLAVERY

7 SLAVERY AND THE LAW

8 SLAVE RESISTANCE

9 PLANTERS AND PROSLAVERY

10 THE ANTISLAVERY STRUGGLE

11 SLAVERY AND POLITICS

12 EMANCIPATION AND THE CIVIL WAR

COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (de Gruyter, viewed November 28, 2022).

ISBN:

1-4744-7111-0

OCLC:

1322124878