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Five Thousand Years of Slavery by Gann, Marjorie; Willen, Janet is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Five Thousand Years of Slavery about?
When they were too impoverished to raise their families, ancient Sumerians sold their children into bondage. Slave women in Rome faced never-ending household drudgery. The ninth-century Zanj were transported from East Africa to work the salt marshes of Iraq. Cotton pickers worked under terrible duress in the American South.<br><br>Ancient history? Tragically, no. In our time, slavery wears many faces. James Kofi Annan's parents in Ghana sold him because they could not feed him. Beatrice Fernando
Who reads Five Thousand Years of Slavery?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Gann, Marjorie; Willen, Janet
- Publisher
- Tundra Books of Northern New York
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781770491519
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Anthropology, Social Science
- Rating
- 4.22 / 5 (41 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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