The slave trade in early America /
by Kristin Thoennes Keller ; consultant, Cynthia Neverdon-Morton.
- Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2004.
- 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
- Let freedom ring .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.
An introduction to the slave trade -- Slavery in Africa -- The middle passage -- Arriving in the new world -- The slave trade in early America -- The effects of the slave trade.
Follows the slave trade from its beginnings in the fifteenth century to its abolishment after the Civil War, and describes slavery's impact on the people bought and sold.
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Juvenile literature. United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. United States--History--1783-1865.