Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slaves in the United States from Interviews With Former Slaves – Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 (Illustrated)

*Includes 100 different slave narratives
*Illustrated with historic pictures of slavery in the South
*Includes Table of Contents

Slavery existed long before the United States of America was founded, but so did opposition to slavery. Both flourished after the founding of the country, and the anti-slavery movement was known as abolition. For many abolitionists, slavery was the preeminent moral issue of the day, and their opposition to slavery was rooted in deeply held religious beliefs. Quakers ...