Heather Andrea (Associate professor of history, Associate professor of history, University of North Carolina at Chapel H
Europeans, Africans, and American Indians practiced slavery long before the first purchase of a captive African by a white land-owner in the American colonies; that, however, is the image of slavery most prevalent in the minds of Americans today. This Very Short Introduction begins with the Portuguese capture of Africans in the 1400s and traces the development of American slavery until its abolition following the Civil War. Historian Heather Andrea Williams draws upon the rich recent scholarship of numerous highly-regarded academics as well as an analysis of primary documents to...
Europeans, Africans, and American Indians practiced slavery long before the first purchase of a captive African by a white land-owner in the American ...
