| The Suppression of the African Slave Trade, 1638-1870 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bois, W. E. B. Du (Author), Franklin, John Hope (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0807101494 ISBN-13: 9780807101490 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $23.71 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1970 Annotation: First published in 1896, this book remains the standard work on the efforts made in the United States, from 1638 to 1870, to limit and suppress the trade in slaves between Africa and America. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Slavery - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 380.144 |
| LCCN: 65018803 |
| Series: Louisiana Paperbacks L-49 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.51" W x 8.46" (0.94 lbs) 356 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1896, The Suppression of the African Slave Trade remains the standard work on the efforts made in the United States, from 1638 to 1870, to limit and suppress the trade in slaves between Africa and America. In the foreword to this new edition, John Hope Franklin, James B. Duke Professor of History Emeritus, and professor of legal history at Duke University, explains the attitude toward slavery at the time Du Bois wrote his book, gives a brief background of Du Bois's growth as an educator and writer, and examines the methods Du Bois used to write the book. Those doing work on th subject of American slavery will find this volume an important source book. |