"Has excellent chapters to use regarding slave culture and
community... Goes a long way in building a base in understanding
the uniqueness of the Black experience in America."--Russell
Wigginton, University of Illinois
"This is probably the best introduction to American slavery
available, perfectly suited to undergraduates, and indispensable to
anyone interested in the subject."--Joseph Urgo, Bryant College
"Students find the material very helpful in focusing on the
differences between the cultural life of the slave labor system and
that of the northern labor system, as ably presented in Sean
Wilentz's Chants Democratic."--Wayne Cutler, University of
Tennessee
"My students always find this a fascinating introduction to the
institution of slavery in the U.S. It spurs much
discussion."--Nemata Blyden, University of Texas, Dallas
"Excellent."--Katherine Barber Fromm, Iowa State University
"An excellent and thorough study. The most useful volume available
as a college text giving a 'black perspective' on the slave
experience."--Robert F. Engs, University of Pennsylvania
"It is doubly welcome, both for its intrinsic worth in describing
slavery as it must have been for those inside and for its meaning
and scholarship....A book all American historians could read with
profit."--The Journal of American History
"Has excellent chapters to use regarding slave culture and
community... Goes a long way in building a base in understanding
the uniqueness of the Black experience in America."--Russell
Wigginton, University of Illinois
"This is probably the best introduction to American slavery
available, perfectly suited to undergraduates, and indispensable to
anyone interested in the subject."--Joseph Urgo, Bryant College
"Students find the material very helpful in focusing on the
differences between the cultural life of the slave labor system and
that of the northern labor system, as ably presented in Sean
Wilentz's Chants Democratic."--Wayne Cutler, University of
Tennessee
"My students always find this a fascinating introduction to the
institution of slavery in the U.S. It spurs much
discussion."--Nemata Blyden, University of Texas, Dallas
"Excellent."--Katherine Barber Fromm, Iowa State University
"An excellent and thorough study. The most useful volume available
as a college text giving a 'black perspective' on the slave
experience."--Robert F. Engs, University of Pennsylvania
"It is doubly welcome, both for its intrinsic worth in describing
slavery as it must have been for those inside and for its meaning
and scholarship....A book all American historians could read with
profit."--The Journal of American History
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