American Slavery as It Is: Selections from the Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses - Paperback
$7.99
$10.00
-20%Out of Stock
This product is currently out of stock. Enter your email address below to be notified once the product is back in stock
Availability:Out of StockContributor:Theodore Dwight Weld (Editor)Series:Dover Thrift EditionsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2017-11-15Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486819266ISBN-10:486819264UPC:9780486819266Book Category:Literary Collections, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:American, Slavery, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:African American & Black, AmericanSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC0Y505M74
American Slavery as It Is: Selections from the Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses
The stories of hundreds of African Americans who lived in bondage are preserved in this powerful 1839 chronicle. Compiled by a prominent abolitionist, the accounts include personal narratives from freed slaves as well as testimonials from active and former slave owners, presenting a condemnation of slavery from both those who experienced it and those who perpetuated it. Detailing the overall...
Series: Dover Thrift Editions
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486819266ISBN-10:486819264UPC:9780486819266Book Category:Literary Collections, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:American, Slavery, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:African American & Black, AmericanSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC0Y505M74
Connecticut farmer-turned-abolitionist Theodore Dwight Weld (1803-1895) was a central leader of the American Anti-Slavery Society and traveled the country lecturing against slavery. His work in compiling the testimony of those who had experienced life in bondage was a major influence on Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Publisher: Dover Publications
Contributor(s)
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.