Freedom by Force: The History of Slave Rebellions
β Scribed by Therese Harasymiw
- Book ID
- 110707173
- Publisher
- Greenhaven Publishing LLC
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 5 MB
- Series
- Lucent Library of Black History
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781534562943
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
When people are routinely and systematically oppressed for years, it is only logical that they eventually rise up against their oppressors. For African slaves in North America, these rebellions were largely unsuccessful. Nevertheless, the anger and uprisings that came from people who wanted their freedom and were willing to fight for it are important parts of the story of the fight to end slavery. Readers get a deeper understanding of crucial slave rebellions throughout history through thoroughly researched text, primary sources, and topical photographs.
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