"A book for young readers about slavery in America through first-hand, primary sources"--

"For this book, Dr. Phillips has indexed seventy-five years of handwritten records from Charles County, Maryland (1658-1733) for the first time. The records are nearly complete and most have never been transcribed; 872 'servants' without indentures were brought to this country, and 333 were owned by the judges on the very court that sentenced them to slavery. This book contains three indexes, with detailed abstracts, to servants with or without indentures...

Born to a wealthy family in West Africa around 1770, Omar Ibn Said was abducted and sold into slavery in the United States, where he came to the attention of a prominent North Carolina family after filling "the walls of his room with piteous petitions to be released, all written in the Arabic language," as one local newspaper reported. Ibn Said soon became a local celebrity, and in 1831 he was asked to write his life story, producing the only known...

When the original book-and-tape set of Remembering Slavery was first published, it attracted not only rave endorsements and selection by the History Book Club, but also commercial attention seldom accorded projects of this nature. In prime-time television and radio shows, newspapers, and magazine features, this unique set of firsthand recollections of slavery has been heralded as "a stunning work," "powerful and intense," and "an invaluable resource."...

"Defining Documents in American History: Slavery delves into the extremely long and violent history of the titular subject. These two volumes discuss slavery in multiple contexts, from ancient times to the slave trade during colonial America, and from the abolitionist movement to issues of slavery in the modern era." --Publisher.

This volume is a compilation of a variety of contemporary narratives and reminiscences, illuminating the topic from an array of perspectives. These anecdotes provide readers with a unique and valuable understanding of how people from different backgrounds confront and interpret their times. Each article is prefaced with a short introduction.

Uses slave narratives, letters, diaries, military orders, and other documents to chronicle the various stages leading to the emancipation of slaves in the United States.