American Slavery, American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia
Edmund S. Morgan
454 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0965727009
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Language: English
Publish: 1104566400000
African AmericanAmericanAmerican HistoryAmerican RevolutionHistoryNonfictionPoliticsRaceSocial JusticeUnited States
“The men who came together to found the independent United States,” writes Edmund S. Morgan, “either held slaves or were willing to join hands with those who did.” George Washington, hero of the Revolution, was the master of several hundred slaves.