Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 513 g
Emancipation in Pennsylvania and Its Aftermath
Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 513 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-504583-3
Verlag: Oxford University Press
This book shows how slavery ended within a single generation at the end of the eighteenth century in the important colony/state of Pennsylvania. The authors have made a study of the slaveholders themselves in order to understand the process by which most slaves were given freedom without legislative or judicial efforts and without compensation to their masters. The book also traces a number of individual cases which show the varying processes by which slaves brought
pressure for emancipation. This book represents a major milestone in our understanding of slavery and how it was effectively abolished.
