The Problem of Slavery in Early Vermont, 1777-1810
- ISBN-10
- 0934720622
- ISBN-13
- 9780934720625
- Category
- Slavery
- Pages
- 140
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Author
- Harvey Amani Whitfield
Description
The story is revealed in this collection of 31 documents -- including laws, bills of sale, a probate record, and runaway slave ads - and the accompanying essay by Harvey Amani Whitfield, Associate Professor of History at the University of ...
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