The Suppression of the African Slave Trade, 1638-1870 (Revised)
by W.E.B. Du Bois
Publication Date: Jan 01, 1970
List Price: $29.95
Format: Paperback, 356 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780807101490
Imprint: LSU Press
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Parent Company: Louisiana State University
First published in 1896, The Suppression of the African Slave Trade remains the standard work on the efforts made in the United States, from 1638 to 1870, to limit and suppress the trade in slaves between Africa and America. In the foreword to this new edition, John Hope Franklin, James B. Duke Professor of History Emeritus, and professor of legal history at Duke University, explains the attitude toward slavery at the time Du Bois wrote his book, gives a brief background of Du Bois’s growth as an educator and writer, and examines the methods Du Bois used to write the book. Those doing work on th subject of American slavery will find this volume an important source book.
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