From Library Journal
Grade 9 Up-This scholarly companion to The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery (ABC-CLIO, 1998) explores the significance and pervasive legacy of an institution that has existed across time and the globe. However, half of the entries, sidebars, and documents here concern slavery in the U.S. The volume is divided into geographic regions; within these sections, important dates from ancient times to the present are accompanied by explanatory paragraphs. Interspersed are sidebars that discuss specific topics and themes such as the "Constantinople Slave Trade," "Church Attitudes," and "Samboism." Five maps precede the chronology and good-quality black-and-white reproductions are scattered throughout. Following the entries are the full and partial texts of 80 related documents including: "Excerpts from the Code of Hammurabi (c. 1790 B.C.)," "The Queir?s Law (1850)," and the "Brazilian Government Recognizes Slave Labor (1995)." Expected topics (Middle Passage, cotton economy, abolitionists), along with more unusual and less studied information (e.g., a first-person account of a slave who was mailed to freedom and a profile of Anna Julia Cooper, a feminist born into slavery), are covered. An exhaustive list of sources is included.
Janet Woodward, Garfield High School, Seattle, WA Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Ancient, yet modern: that is the sobering truth of slavery. Author Junius P. Rodriguez describes slavery as "a dark mirror reflecting man's inhumanity to man." This unprecedented volume traces the course of events, both great and small, that have defined the meaning of slavery throughout human history.
