Stolen Childhood, Second Edition: Slave Youth in Nineteenth-Century America

One of the most important books published on slave society, Stolen Childhood focuses on the millions of children and youth enslaved in 19th—century America. This enlarged and revised edition reflects the abundance of new scholarship on slavery that has emerged in the 15 years since the first edition. While the structure of the book remains the same, Wilma King has expanded its scope to include the international dimension with a new chapter on the transatlantic trade in African children, and...