American Slavery: 1619-1877
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American Slavery: 1619-1877
Author: Peter Kolchin
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Copyright: 1993
Pages: 352
Cover Price: $ 16.00
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A concise, engaging overview of American
slavery from the beginning of the
colonial era to
emancipation and its aftermath. Kolchin takes a broad geographical perspective, putting American slavery in the context of a general trend toward use of forced labor on the periphery of an expanding Europe.This incisive synthesis fills a major gap for the general reader and for historians, who will find it both stimulating and appealing.
Background Information
American slaves were almost entirely African and formed the basis of the cotton economy of the South until the Civil War. Slavery was introduced into America during colonial times in order to produce crops such as tobacco. The Emancipation Proclamation declared an end to slavery in the rebellious states in 1863.