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<p>slavery Is The Next Thing To Hell, Said Harriet Tubman, A Leader Of The Underground Railroad. For Hundreds Of Years, Africans Were Kidnapped And Forced To Endure Horrific Sea Voyages To The Americas. In This Notable Book, Richard Worth Explores The Trade That Led To The Enslavement Of Generations Of Africans And African-americans.</p><h3>francine Thomas - Children's Literature</h3><p>in 1729 Venture Smith Is Born In Guinea, West Africa. At Age Six, After His Father's Murder, He Is Led Off With A Rope Around His Neck. He Is Forced To Carry A Huge Stone On His Head While Traveling Over A Distance Of 400 Miles. At The Coast He Is Sold To A Slave Ship From Rhode Island In Exchange For Four Gallons Of Rum And Eventually Given Over To A Life Of Hard Labor. Venture Is A Victim Of A Well-established Triangular Trade Dealing In The Exchange Of Humans For Products And Services. Worth Builds A Foundation For Understanding This Complex Issue With An Beginning Chapter On Slavery's Origins. As Early As The First And Second Centuries B.c., Roman Armies Conquered Germans And Gauls Taking Their People As Spoils Of War. These Unfortunate Souls Were Subjugated As Household Servants Or Laborers In

Author

Worth, Richard

Publisher

Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780766021518

Subjects

Business, Literary Fiction, Social Science