American slavery, American freedom
the ordeal of colonial Virginia
by Edmund Sears Morgan
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The men who came together to found the independent United States 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. Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, owned more than 200 men, women, and children while eloquently defending the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In this classic work, originally published in 1976, through a meticulous history of Virginia from its earliest settlement through the seventeenth century boom in tobacco, the gradual replacement of servitude with slavery, and the rise of republican ideology, historian Morgan reveals the deep and interlocking relationship between these seemingly contradictory ideas.--From publisher description.
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History, Slavery, Social conditions, Esclavage, Histoire, Slavery and bondage, Virginia, Sklaverei, Minorities, Slavery, united states, history, Slavery, united states, Virginia, history, colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Slavery--history, Slavery--virginia--history--17th century, E445.v8 m67 2003, 975.5/02| Edition | Availability ↑ |
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American slavery, American freedom: the ordeal of colonial Virginia
1975, Norton
in English
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American slavery, American freedom: the ordeal of colonial Virginia
2003, W.W. Norton & Co.
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Bibliography: p. 433-441.
Includes index.
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