Milestone documents of U.S. slavery : exploring the essential primary sources / Paul Finkelman, editor in chief.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Finkelman, Paul, 1949- editor.

Series:

Milestone documents.

Milestone Documents Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--United States.

Slavery.

United States--History--Sources.

United States.

United States--Race relations--History--Sources.

United States--Politics and government--Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3 volumes (xvii, 1340 pages)) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Milestone Documents of United States Slavery

Place of Publication:

Dallas, Texas : Schlager Group Incorporated, [2024]

Summary:

"The era of slavery in the United States is the subject of this scholarly 3-volume reference set. Covering some 250 years in the nation's history, Milestone Documents of U.S. Slavery includes 100 critical primary sources, from essays, speeches, and letters to government documents such as legislation and court opinions. In each case, the primary source is paired with in-depth commentary from numerous scholars and historians. Edited by acclaimed slavery scholar Paul Finkelman, Milestone Documents of U.S. Slavery is an essential resource for anyone researching the development, features, and eventual abolition of slavery in the United States"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

COVER

Copyright Page

Contents

Reader's Guide

Contributors

Introduction

Slavery in World History

Slavery in North America

VOLUME 1

John Rolfe's Letter to Sir Edwin Sandys about Enslaved Africans

Overview

Context

About the Author

Explanation and Analysis of the Document

Paragraphs 1-7

Paragraph 9

Paragraph 10

Paragraphs 11-23

Audience

Impact

Document Text

Virginia's Act XII: Negro Women's Children to Serve according to the Condition of the Mother

Virginia's Act III: Baptism Does Not Exempt Slaves from Bondage

"A Minute against Slavery, Addressed to Germantown Monthly Meeting"

This is to ye Monthly Meeting held at Richard Worrell's

Monthly Meeting Response

Quarterly Meeting Response

Yearly Meeting Response

Samuel Sewall: The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial

The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial

James Oglethorpe: "An Account of the Negroe Insurrection in South Carolina"

Daniel Horsmanden: The New-York Conspiracy

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18

FRIDAY, MARCH 20

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4

SUNDAY, APRIL 5

MONDAY, APRIL 6

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8

SATURDAY, APRIL 11

MONDAY, APRIL 13

FRIDAY, APRIL 17

Dockside At Virginia Tobacco Warehouse Illustration

About the Artist

Document Image

John Woolman: Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes

"The General Disadvantage Which These Poor Africans Lie Under"

"Favours … Peculiar to One Nation"

"When Self-love Presides in Our Minds"

"This Seems to Contradict the Design of Providence"

Slaves for Sale Advertisement

Thomas Jefferson: Advertisement for a Runaway Slave

Lord Dunmore's Proclamation

A Proclamation

Petition of Prince Hall and Other African Americans to the Massachusetts General Court

Pennsylvania: An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 5

Section 4 and Sections 6 to 14

Section 1.

Section 2.

Section 3.

Section 4.

Section 5.

Section 6.

Section 7.

Section 8.

Section 9.

Section 10.

Section 11.

Section 12.

Section 13.

Section 14.

Commonwealth v. Nathaniel Jennison

Thomas Jefferson: Notes on the State of Virginia

"Laws"

Manners

"Manners"

The Old Plantation Painting

Constitutional Convention: Debates on Slavery

Tuesday, August 21

Wednesday, August 22.

Slavery Clauses in the U.S. Constitution

Preamble

Representation

Slave Trade

Fugitive Slave Clause

Amendment Process

Other Clauses Affecting Slavery

Article I

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Section 9

Section 10

Article II

Section 4

Article III

Article IV

Article V

Article VI

Article VII

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

New Hampshire

Massachusetts

Connecticut

New York

Delaware

Maryland

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Drawing of the Slave Ship Brookes

Alexander Falconbridge: An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa

About the Author.

Explanation and Analysis of the Document

The Manner in Which the Slaves Are Procured

Treatment of the Slaves

Fugitive Slave Act of 1793

Chap. VII. &amp

-An Act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters. (a)

Richard Allen: "An Address to Those Who Keep Slaves, and Approve the Practice"

The Bible and the Declaration of Independence

The Problem of Slave Vengeance

Thomas Jefferson

Legitimizing Emancipation and Black Protest

Black Abolitionism

Prince Hall: A Charge Delivered to the African Lodge

Venture Smith: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa

Chapter II

Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves

Peter Williams, Jr.: "Oration on the Abolition of the Slave Trade"

Missouri Compromise

Document Text.

Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm: First Freedom's Journal Editorial

To Our Patrons

David Walker: Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World

Article I: Our Wretchedness in Consequence of Slavery

Article IV: Our Wretchedness in Consequence of the Colonizing Plan

Article I. Our Wretchedness in Consequence of Slavery

Article IV. Our Wretchedness in Consequence of the Colonizing Plan.…

State v. Mann

William Lloyd Garrison: First Liberator Editorial

TO THE PUBLIC.

The Confessions of Nat Turner

"Jump Jim Crow" Song-and-Dance Routine

Chorus:

Joseph Story: "Privileges of Citizens-Fugitives-Slaves"

Lydia Maria Child: Thoughts on Slavery and Emancipation

Comparative View of Slavery, in Different Ages and Nations

Free Labor and Slave Labor: Possibility of Safe Emancipation.

Slavery considered.-The right of man to hold his fellow-man in bondage.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781961844087

1961844087

OCLC:

1437292003