Black ivory : a history of British slavery
Walvin, James, 1942-1993
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This social history looks at African slavery and the Atlantic slave trade which transported more than 11 million Africans. Using contemporary accounts, this book describes the enslavement of Africans, the brutal conditions, the slave auctions, the abolition of slavery and racism today.
Main title:
Black ivory : a history of British slavery / James Walvin.
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Imprint:
London : Fontana, 1993, c1992.
Collation:
xii,365p.,[16]p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 20cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1992.Bibliography: p337-339. - Includes index.
ISBN:
9780006862925 (pbk)
Local class:
380.1440941
Language:
English
BRN:
403956