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Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation
Runaway Slaves Rebels on the Plantation
Author: John Hope Franklin, Loren Schweninger
From John Hope Franklin, America's foremost African American historian, comes this groundbreaking analysis of slave resistance and escape. A sweeping panorama of plantation life before the Civil War, this book reveals that slaves frequently rebelled against their masters and ran away from their plantations whenever they could. For generations,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195084498
ISBN-10: 0195084497
Publication Date: 4/29/1999
Pages: 455
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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jazzysmom avatar reviewed Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation on + 907 more book reviews
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This book covers--open defiance, death of a master,cruel and unusual punishment, dissatisfaction of hird slaves, breakup of families loved ones,assault and murder, stealing,slave catchers,profile of a runaway slave,what a master shoud do, newspaper advertisements and notices, letter from a runaway slave, pictures, and more. It was full of fact. You will be a different person after you read this.
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gardenhat avatar reviewed Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation on + 6 more book reviews
very interesting book


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