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Introduction

African Slavery in the Colonies

Slaves and the Revolution

The South, the North, and Abolition

Slave Culture

The Southern Reaction

The Fugitive Slave Law

Secession and War

The Legacy of Slavery

Chapter 1 The Slave Trade

Chapter Preface

A Voyage to West Africa

The Middle Passage

A Day at the Slave Auctions

Chapter 2 Foreign Perspectives

Chapter Preface

A Redcoat's View of Plantation Life

An Inhuman Institution

Revolutionary Opinions

Chapter 3 A Life in Bondage

Chapter Preface

The Uncertainties of Courtship and Marriage

The Cruel Fate of Women

The Sale of a Slave

Punishment

Chapter 4 Defiance, Rebellion, and Escape

Chapter Preface

Finding Strength in Religion

Nat Turner's Confession

An Escape Betrayed

Chapter 5 The Abolition Debate

Chapter Preface

Slavery Brings Economic Prosperity

Northern Slavery

Proclaiming the Abolitionist Creed

Destroying Slavery with the Ballot

Chronology

For Further Research

Slave Narratives

General History of African Americans and Slavery

Slavery in the Colonial Era

Slavery and the Antebellum South

Abolitionism, Secession, and the Civil War

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Slavery Research Article from History Firsthand

This Study Guide consists of approximately 222 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Slavery.