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American slavery, American freedom : the ordeal of colonial Virginia /

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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...

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Main Author: Morgan, Edmund S. (Edmund Sears), 1916-2013
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2003.
Subjects:
Slavery > Virginia > History > 17th century.
Virginia > Social conditions > 17th century.
Virginia > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

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