A Brief History of U.S. Slavery

Was U.S. slavery different from other forms of slavery? Some commentators try to minimize the slavery’s impact on the United States. This is a brief history of slavery in the United States.

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Alexander, Michelle. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Tenth Anniversary Edition. New Press, 2020. Buy here!

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