The Negro in American History: A taste of freedom, 1854-1927Mortimer Jerome Adler Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 1969 - African Americans Vol. 1, A taste of freedom, 1854-1927. Vol. 2, Slaves and masters, 1567-1854. Vol. 3, New Your, New York. |
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... slave population of the South , but it left to the portion of the unrepentant Rebel a far more valuable species of property . The slave , the perishable wealth , was confiscated to the government and then manumitted ; but property in ...
... slave population of the South , but it left to the portion of the unrepentant Rebel a far more valuable species of property . The slave , the perishable wealth , was confiscated to the government and then manumitted ; but property in ...
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... slavery its economical value , the system will continue as long as this monopoly is maintained . Slave - labor products have now become necessities of human life to the extent of more than half the commercial articles supplied to the ...
... slavery its economical value , the system will continue as long as this monopoly is maintained . Slave - labor products have now become necessities of human life to the extent of more than half the commercial articles supplied to the ...
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... slave trade piracy and in annexing to it the punishment of death . Why did you do this ? If you did not feel that it ... slave dealer . " He watches your neces- sities and crawls up to buy your slave at a speculating price . If you ...
... slave trade piracy and in annexing to it the punishment of death . Why did you do this ? If you did not feel that it ... slave dealer . " He watches your neces- sities and crawls up to buy your slave at a speculating price . If you ...
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ALAIN LOCKE The High Cost of Prejudice | 3 |
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES JR Nixon v Herndon | 10 |
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