In this collaborative work, three leading historians explore one of the most significant areas of inquiry in modern historiography--the transition from slavery

This book looks at a United States that continues to be driven by racial and cultural divisions, from the disproportionately high number of incarcerated African

Beyond Slavery traces the enduring impact and legacy of the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean in the modern era. In a rich set of essays, the

The authors lead the reader into the insecure world of East Africa as freed slaves sought new ways of supporting themselves.

On the eve of the Civil War, most people of color in the United States toiled in bondage. Yet nearly half a million of these individuals, including over 250,000