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Thoennes Keller, Kristin.

The slave trade in early America / by Kristin Thoennes Keller ; consultant, Cynthia Neverdon-Morton. - Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2004. - 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. - Let freedom ring .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

An introduction to the slave trade -- Slavery in Africa -- The middle passage -- Arriving in the new world -- The slave trade in early America -- The effects of the slave trade.

Follows the slave trade from its beginnings in the fifteenth century to its abolishment after the Civil War, and describes slavery's impact on the people bought and sold.

ISBN: 0736824650 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2003012551

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Slave trade--History--America--Juvenile literature.
Slave trade--History--Africa--Juvenile literature.
Slavery--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Slave trade--History.
Slave trade--History.--Africa
Slavery--History.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States--History--1783-1865.

LC Class. No.: HT 1049 / .K29 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 306.3/62/0973