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Minas Gerais, Brazil and Slavery

dominate the picture, and that the figure of the miner with hundreds of slaves is a myth.4 The scholarly confusion may have arise...

Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

positive influences for the slaves and one can say that Solomon Northups account is truly dismal. Northup was however not owned by...

Kenneth M. Stampp's The Peculiar Institution

In five pages this paper discusses the author's acknowledgment of the profit motive associated with slavery. One source is cited ...

Virginia, Cuba, and the Practice of Slavery

In fifteen pages this paper contrasts and compares how slavery was practiced in these two areas with slave treatment by each count...

Long Island Slavery

In 8 pages this paper discusses Long Island slavery and the adverse impact of changes from Dutch to English leadership. Six sourc...

Concepts of Sexuality, Ethnicity, Race and Gender Altered by Slavery

In five pages this paper examines how these social perspectives are altered by slavery in a consideration of Harriet Ann Jacobs' I...

Slavery Throughout History

In five pages Olaudah Equiano's autobiography is the primary focus of this brief slavery historical overview. Five sources are ci...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs and Family Ties

In five pages this paper considers the impact of slavery upon family ties. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Accomplishments of US Grant

The accomplishments of Ulysses S. Grant are celebrated in five pages with the Civil War and slavery among the issues discussed. F...

Huck Finn and Pudd'nhead Wilson, issues of Racism

This research paper offers a detailed analysis of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson...

An Analysis of The Peculiar Institution

This 5 page paper analyzes the book by Kenneth M. Stampp. The author focuses on the institution of slavery as it existed in the ...

Literary and Cinematic Portrayal of Slavery

In seven pages this paper considers how slavery has been portrayed in cinema, stories, and books. Eleven sources are cited in the...

Sugar Production in Colonial Cuba and its Effects on Slavery and Business

This paper presents an overview of sugar production in Cuba during the country's colonial era. The author notes the various impac...

U.S. Constitution's Thirteenth Amendment

In six pages this paper examines the amendment that abolished slavery in a background and case history. Five sources are cited in...

Slavery Aspects

In five pages such issues that are relevant to slavery such as 1950's Fugitive Slave Act, the Fourteenth Amendment, abolitionism, ...

Beloved by Toni Morrison

this 5 page paper summarizes the main issues Toni Morrison discusses in her award-winning novel Beloved. In particular, the writer...

US Slavery History

time. Because of the need for manual laborers, the slave trade flourished in the south at that time. It was certainly not due to...

Toni Morrison's Beloved Breathes Life into History

In 4 pages this paper examines the portrayal of slavery in Morrison's novel and the enduring psychological damage that resulted. ...

Amistad Incident and Freedom

In six pages an individual's rights and the concept of freedom are examined in a discussion of slavery and the Amistad incident. ...

A Review of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

This 6 page paper summarizes this groundbreaking work by one of the first influential black men in the U.S. This paper suggests t...

Slavery Theme in Dawn by Octavia Butler

power structures and organization are often present in her writing. In fact, it would be more accurate to describe her writing as ...

Historical Perspectives on New England Slavery

farmer or artisan, the master and the mistress shared it, and when it was finished, the white and the black, like the feudal chief...

Past Slavery Patterns

only tolerated and accepted, but also embraced as part of daily life (Anonymous, 2001). In most early societies, slavery seems to...

Slavery and Human Progress by David Brion Davis

Davis clearly outlines the many ways in which slavery was a truly ancient institution in which the "Arabs and their Muslim allies ...

Slave Resistance to Enslavement in To Be a Slave by Julius Lester

In six pages this report examines this 1968 text that examines slavery from the perspectives of the slaves and their various modes...

The Unforgotten African Slave Trade

difficult to estimate how many Africans they took across the Indian Ocean as slaves. However, it is very likely that the number w...

Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain and Its Racial Implications

In seven pages this paper examines the crimes of slavery and racial discrimination within the context of this novel by Mark Twain....

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Slave System Logic Logic

In five pages this paper examines the construction of a logical system within the context of slavery as described in Frederick Dou...

Slavery Commentary on Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn

In seven pages the novel's slavery commentary is examined. There are five other sources cited in the bibliography....

Violence and Frederick Douglass's Narrative

In six pages this paper examines how the Narrative depicts violence as being sexually and slavery gendered. There are no other so...