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The work begins by examining the history of slavery in the Thirteen Colonies, including the Atlantic slave trade. It then discusses the role of slavery in the American Revolution, and how the institution of slavery was preserved in the fledgling United States by the Constitution Convention.
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- W. E. B. Du Bois
- 1894
The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade to the United States of America, 1638-1870. By W. E. Burghardt DuBois. (New York: The Social Science Press. 1954. Pp. 339. $6.00.) Viewed from almost any angle, the initial appearance of this work in 1896 was an important landmark in American intellectual. history.
This monograph proposes to set forth the efforts made in the United States of America, from early colonial times until the present, to limit and suppress the trade in slaves between Africa and these shores.
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- Slave trade- Slave trade--United States- Appendices; A. A chronological conspectus of colonial and state legislation restricting the African slave-trade, 1641-1787.--B. A chronological conspectus of state, national, and international le...- Also available in digital form.7 de fev. de 2006 · 17700. Release Date. Feb 7, 2006. Copyright Status. Public domain in the USA. Downloads. 1123 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
- W. E. Burghardt Du Bois
- 1896
1 de out. de 2013 · Published by Harvard University Press 1896. The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade to the United States of America, 1638-1870. W. E. Burghardt Du Bois. Volume 1 in the series Harvard Historical Studies. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674330511. Cite this. Share this. Contents. (Deutsch)
The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America, 1638-1870, W. E. B. Du Bois's groundbreaking monograph, recounts the moral failures and missed opportunities of the American Revolution and the consequences of compromising with slavery.
