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Europeans, Africans, and American Indians practiced slavery long before the first purchase of a captive African by a white land-owner in the American colonies; that, however, is the image of slavery most prevalent in the minds of Americans today. This Very Short Introduction begins with the Portuguese capture of Africans in the 1400s and traces the development of American slavery until its abolition following the Civil War. Historian Heather Andrea Williams draws upon the rich recent scholarship

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Author

Heather Andrea Williams

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199364572

Category

history

Subjects

Political Science, Computer Science, Sociology

Rating

4.5 / 5 (84 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14