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RECOMMENDED READING:

BURY THE CHAINS - by Adam Hochschild
A fascinating chronicle of the anti-slavery movement in Britain and the colorful, dedicated people who pursued, what must have seemed at the time, an impossible goal.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THE ROAD TO EMANCIPATION - by William K. Klingaman
A detailed account of the events that led to Lincoln’s decision to issue the
Emancipation Proclamation, and an evaluation of the impact the proclamation had on the country and the four million newly freed slaves.

DAVID WALKER’S APPEAL
David Walker was a free black man who lived in Boston, Massachusetts in the early 1800's. He wrote a scathing attack on the institution of slavery and white racism
which he published himself in the form of a pamphlet. In his writing he urged
the slaves to revolt and overthrow their masters. He managed to get his pamphlet in the hands of many slaves in the south. White people in all sections of the country were appalled at the radical nature of his writing, and slave owners had genuine fears that
his words would spark slave uprisings.

BEEN IN THE STORM TOO LONG: THE AFTERMATH OF SLAVERY - by Leon Litwack
Dr. Litwack won the Pulitzer Prize in 1980 for this remarkable account of the experiences of the newly freed slaves after the Civil War.

A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES - by Howard Zinn
A unique perspective on United States history as it might have been seen through the eyes of the people who were oppressed, exploited, or otherwise taken advantage of
in the course of the growth of our country.

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