Complicity: How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited From Slavery.Complicity: How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited From Slavery Anne Farrow farrow see farrowing. , Joel Lang & Jenifer Frank Ballantine Books 1745 Broadway, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of NY 10019 0345467825, $25.95 www.ballantinebooks.com If you think you know American history and the history of slavery The history of slavery covers many different forms of human exploitation across many cultures and throughout human history. Slavery, generally defined, refers to the systematic exploitation of labor for work and services without consent and/or the possession of other persons as quite well, think again: COMPLICITY: HOW THE NORTH PROMOTED, PROLONGED, AND PROFITED FROM SLAVERY will challenge almost every belief you've held and introduce many starting new thoughts. The truth is, the history of slavery has been rewritten since the Civil War: whitewashed and glossed over. The North's shameful secrets come fully to light in COMPLICITY, which proves the North's own economic structure was as dependent on slavery profits as the South. This startling star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. expose is a 'must' for any definitive American history collection, whether it be for a high school or college library or for a public library collection. |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion