Description: This 3-vol. set provides background information on slavery from its roots in Mesopotamia to the present day. Slavery Throughout History: Almanac offers in-depth essays on occurrences of slavery throughout the world for reports and class assignments that analyze the topic. In Slavery Throughout History: Biographies, students will read about 30 men and women, some well-known and some lesser-known, who were strongly associated with the institution. Profiles include slaves, abolitionists, writers and more. Additional features include sidebars, a "Words to Know" section, timeline and subject index. Slavery Throughout History: Primary Sources allows students to study 20 full or excerpted speeches, diary entries, newspaper accounts, novels, poems, memoirs and other materials related to slavery. Includes Hammurabi's code of laws regarding slavery, slave narratives, abolitionist speeches and legislation and more.

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