African American Voices: A Documentary Reader, 1619-1877 (Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History)

A succinct, up-to-date overview of the history of slavery that places American slavery in comparative perspective.

• Provides students with more than 70 primary documents on the history of slavery in America
  
• Includes extensive excerpts from slave narratives, interviews with former slaves, and letters by African Americans that document the experience of bondage
  
• Comprehensive headnotes introduce each selection
  
• A Visual History chapter provides images to supplement the written documents
  
• Includes an extensive bibliography and bibliographic essay