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Breaking the chains : African-American slave resistance /

Describes slavery in the United States, the harsh conditions under which slaves lived, the active and passive resistance with which they fought for their rights, the revolts, and the involvement of slaves in the Civil War.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Katz, William Loren
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Toronto : New York : Atheneum ; Collier Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International Pub. Group, 1990.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Slave insurrections > United States > Juvenile literature.
Southern States > History > 1775-1865 > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > African Americans > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American > Juvenile literature.
Slavery.
Slave insurrections > United States.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > African Americans.
Description
Summary:Describes slavery in the United States, the harsh conditions under which slaves lived, the active and passive resistance with which they fought for their rights, the revolts, and the involvement of slaves in the Civil War.
Physical Description:xiii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-187) and index.
ISBN:0689314930