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How slaves built America / by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD ; with Tom Streissguth.

Author/creator Harris, Duchess author.
Other author/creatorStreissguth, Thomas, 1958- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2020]
Copyright Notice ©2020
Description112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Slavery in America
Harris, Duchess. Slavery in America. ^A1438942
Contents What slavery built -- Charleston -- Compromises with slavery -- Slavery, trade, and politics -- The cotton economy -- Making a breadbasket -- The Civil War and its aftermath -- Reconstruction and modern America -- Enduring racism.
Abstract "Delves into the history of how slave labor helped build the US economy and many historic structures, as well as how people benefited in different ways from the practice of slavery"--Publisher's website.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 106-109) and index.
Audience 1120 Lexile
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formJuvenile works.
LCCN 2018965962
ISBN9781532119248 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
ISBN1532119240 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

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