From the Book - [1st ed.]
The African background – Exploration and the advent of the slave trade – The rise of the slave trade – Slavery in the English colonies – The free negro in the colonial era – The negro and the American War for Independence – From Revolution to Constitution – Organization and achievement – The period of reaction – The negro and the War of 1812 – Colonization and compromise – The spirit of freedom – Revolt and abolition – Negro participation in the abolition movement and antebellum social progress – Early negro crusaders – Plantation life and southern labor – Facing political and social issues.
