Slave nation : how slavery united the colonies and sparked the American Revolution
Blumrosen, Alfred W.2007
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In 1772, the High Court in London brought about the conditions that would end slavery in England by freeing a black slave from Virginia named Somerset. This is an account of the role slavery played in the drawing of the US Constitution and in shaping the United States.
Main title:
Slave nation : how slavery united the colonies and sparked the American Revolution / Alfred W. Blumrosen and Ruth Gerber Blumrosen.
Imprint:
Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks ; Bath : Manning Partnership [distributor], 2007.
Collation:
304 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2005.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781402206979 (pbk)1402206976 (pbk)
Dewey class:
973.3'11
Language:
English
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BRN:
361829
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