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Drum. [Falconcrest Series]
The second book in the Falconcrest trilogy, the sequel to Mandingo, and followed by Master of Falconhurst. The story of the plantation, Falconhurst, and the..... Read More about Drum. [Falconcrest Series
Slavery
[1839 Autograph Letter Signed by Alexis de Tocqueville concerning the Publication of his Report made to the Chamber of Deputies on the Abolition Slavery in the French Colonies].
1839 Letter by Alexis de Tocqueville, author of the influential book Democracy in America, here writing as a member of the French Chamber of Deputies..... Read More about 1839 Autograph Letter Signed by Alexis de Tocqueville concerning the Publication of his Report...
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[Admission of the State of Deseret into the Union; Polygamy; Slavery, etc.] In the Senate of the United States ... Gentlemen of the council and house of representatives of the Territory of Utah.
“Governor Harding of Utah Territory 1862-1863, gave this talk to the Utah Territorial Legislature on February 28, 1863. He briefly discusses polygamy [pp5—9] and polygamy..... Read More about Admission of the State of Deseret into the Union; Polygamy; Slavery, etc.] In the Senate of the...
Memorial of a Number of Citizens of the District of Columbia, adverse To any legislation on the part of Congress, on the subject of slavery in said District.
Memorial supporting the rights of slaveholders by 220 citizens of Washington, D.C. who “...do not desire the enactment of any law for the extinction of..... Read More about Memorial of a Number of Citizens of the District of Columbia, adverse To any legislation on the...
Lectures on Slavery and Its Remedy.
First edition, in publisher’s original polished cloth, a collection of anti-slavery lectures by Amos A. Phelps (1805–1847), Congregational Minister in Boston and agent of the..... Read More about Lectures on Slavery and Its Remedy
Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting, In pursuance of a resolution of the Senate, of 20th April, A Report of the Attorney General, relative to the Introduction of Slaves into the United States, Contrary to Existing Laws.
President James Monroe hereby transmits the reports of U.S. Attorney General William Wirt relating “...to any persons (citizens of the United States) who have been..... Read More about Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting, In pursuance of a resolution of...
Speech of Horace Mann, of Massachusetts in the House of Representatives, Feb 28, 1849, on Slavery in the U.S. and the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia.
Selective and Critical Bibliography of Horace Mann: “Opposes bill proposing abolition, not of slavery, but of the slave trade, in the District of Columbia; ‘slavery..... Read More about Speech of Horace Mann, of Massachusetts in the House of Representatives, Feb 28, 1849, on Slavery...
Discourse on The Aspects of the War, Delivered in The Indiana-Place Chapel, Boston, on Fast Day, April 2, 1863.
Discourse by this Transcendentalist and Boston Unitarian minister on the American Civil War with some remarks on Black Americans and slavery: “And even as regards..... Read More about Discourse on The Aspects of the War, Delivered in The Indiana-Place Chapel, Boston, on Fast Day,...
The Christiana Riot and The Treason Trials of 1851, An Historical Sketch.
First edition and scarce, thus. An account of the Christiana Riot, an incident of African American-led armed resistance which took place in 1851 in Lancaster..... Read More about The Christiana Riot and The Treason Trials of 1851, An Historical Sketch
The Christiana Riot and The Treason Trials of 1851, An Historical Sketch. [within Papers Read before the Lancaster County Historical Society October 6, 1911]
Here, published in its entirely, Hensel’s account of the Christiana Riot, an incident of African American-led armed resistance which took place in 1851 in Lancaster..... Read More about The Christiana Riot and The Treason Trials of 1851, An Historical Sketch. [within Papers Read...
From Slavery to Freedom, A History of American Negroes. [Third edition, inscribed and signed by the author]
Third Edition of the author’s most important book published in 1947, the same year he joined the faculty of Howard University. “That year Alfred A...... Read More about From Slavery to Freedom, A History of American Negroes. [Third edition, inscribed and signed by...
From Slavery to Freedom, A History of American Negroes. [Fifth edition, inscribed and signed by the author]
Fifth Edition of the author’s most important book published in 1947, the same year he joined the faculty of Howard University. “That year Alfred A...... Read More about From Slavery to Freedom, A History of American Negroes. [Fifth edition, inscribed and signed by...
[Lincoln University Broadside and Newspaper for a Lecture by David Bradley, author of the Black-Themed, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning Novel, “The Chaneysville Incident.” Both Signed by Bradley].
Lincoln University printed matter—a small broadside and a student newspaper—promoting a campus visit, book signing, and lecture by Black novelist and university instructor, David Bradley..... Read More about Lincoln University Broadside and Newspaper for a Lecture by David Bradley, author of the...
Up from Slavery. With an Introduction by Booker T. Washington III and Illustrations by Denver Gillen. [Limited Editions Club; signed by Gillen]
Illustrated edition of Up from Slavery, Black educator and race leader Booker T. Washington’s critically acclaimed autobiography, first published in 1901 and translated into 18..... Read More about Up from Slavery. With an Introduction by Booker T. Washington III and Illustrations by Denver...
Slave Trading in the Old South.
Described as the standard history of the domestic slave trade, Bancroft’s book was the “product of more than three decades of research [and] was the..... Read More about Slave Trading in the Old South
From Slavery to Freedom, A History of American Negroes. [first edition, inscribed and signed by the author]
Author’s most important book published in 1947, the same year he joined the faculty of Howard University. “That year Alfred A. Knopf published his most..... Read More about From Slavery to Freedom, A History of American Negroes. [first edition, inscribed and signed by...
Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to America. [four volumes complete]
Important set, exhaustive in its presentation of the underpinnings of the slave trade from 1441 to 1807 and comprising approximately 2,500 pages. The volumes focus..... Read More about Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to America. [four volumes complete
Resistance at Christiana, The Fugitive Slave Rebellion, Christiana, Pennsylvania, September 11, 1851, A Documentary Account.
A documentary account of Black antebellum armed slave resistance which took place in 1851 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, just over the Mason-Dixon line, in reaction..... Read More about Resistance at Christiana, The Fugitive Slave Rebellion, Christiana, Pennsylvania, September 11,...
American Slavers and the Federal Law, 1837–1862.
A study of the legal efforts to prevent American ships, citizens, and port facilities from being used or participating in the African slave trade in..... Read More about American Slavers and the Federal Law, 1837–1862
The Southampton Slave Revolt of 1831. A Compilation of Source Material.
One of the most significant and mysterious slave revolts in American history, “Nat Turner’s Revolt” is understood through a voluminous collection of documentary material; accounts..... Read More about The Southampton Slave Revolt of 1831. A Compilation of Source Material
Slaves Without Masters. The Free Negro in the Antebellum South.
The story of the thousands of free blacks who lived in the south before the American Civil War and of their struggle to expand their..... Read More about Slaves Without Masters. The Free Negro in the Antebellum South
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John Brown. Great Loves Observed. [inscribed]
Inscribed and signed by the lauded Black historian Benjamin Quarles who contributes an essay within. This book is a combination of documentary evidence and scholarly..... Read More about John Brown. Great Loves Observed. [inscribed
Memorials of a Southern Planter.
Presentation Copy from Fletcher M. Green (1895–1978) who edited, wrote the introduction and provided notes for this important memoir first published in 1887, “The classic..... Read More about Memorials of a Southern Planter
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White Over Black. American Attitudes Toward the Negro 1550-1812. [First Edition]
Lovely copy of this important work examining how Colonial Englishmen created chattel slavery and were, in turn, confronted by it. “Jordan’s assertion in White Over..... Read More about White Over Black. American Attitudes Toward the Negro 1550-1812. [First Edition
Marie or Slavery in the United States. A Novel of Jacksonian America.
Facsimile of this 1835 treatise on slavery in antebellum America first published in Paris. Beaumont accompanied Tocqueville on his travels to examine America’s penal systems..... Read More about Marie or Slavery in the United States. A Novel of Jacksonian America