Search Results: Slavery from Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library

1968 hardcover as pictured. This is one volume from a 45 book set, The American Negro - His History And Literature, republished in 1968 by Arno Press and the New York Times. A powerful and damning indictment of slavery as practiced in the American south. American Slavery As It Is is a reprint of the 1839 original by Reverend Theodore Dwight Weld. Ex-library with typical markings. Weld was a fervent opponent of slavery. With his wife and sister-in-law he collected the personal accounts and newspaper articles detailing the atrocities and cruelties of slavery presented here. Binding is firm. Black and white cloth boards show moderate wear. Edge of text block with black marking. A few pages of text have underlining and annotations but the book remains very readable. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1967 hardcover as pictured. Sixth printing of 1943 original. Reputed to be the first fully documented study of slave revolts in the period leading up to the Civil War, this book reports on over 250 acts of rebellion exploding the myth of the docile slave. This copy is ex-library with typical markings but remains very readable. Binding is intact. Red cloth boards show edge wear with fraying at top of spine, and bumped corners. Both hinges are cracked. Text shows some underlining and notations in pencil as well as a few dogeared pages. Includes an index and an extensive bibliography. No dust jacket. Price reflects condition. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1962 hardcover as pictured. This is a reprint of the 1858 original text by Josiah Henson, a self made black man born into slavery who eventually escaped to Canada, then returned to help others do the same. While not an "uncle Tom" as the idiom is currently used, his life story bears a resemblance to that of Tom of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This copy is ex-library with typical markings. Binding is firm. Tan cloth boards with black stamping show only light shelf wear. Text appears clean and unmarked. No jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1963 hardcover as pictured. The history of Nigeria from before its first encounters with the British, through colonial rule, and up to independence in 1960. The book describes the peoples of Nigeria with information relating to trade, land tenure, education, religion and tribal customs. Appendices feature royal genealogies and the texts of treaties. Ex-library with typical markings. Binding is firm. Brown cloth boards with green and white stamping show light wear. Text is age tanned but appears otherwise clean and unmarked. Includes photographs of notables, several appendices and an extensive index. No jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

2016 softcover as pictured. This is a very interesting collection of essays exploring the racial politics surrounding the Federal Writers' Project which set about collecting life stories of ex-slaves in the mid 1930s. Includes extensive notes, bibliography and index. Binding is firm, spine uncreased. Covers lightly rubbed. Text appears clean and unmarked. Would be as very good aside from light shelf wear. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s
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1966 hardcover as pictured. Thought to be the first general work on the role of Black slaves in colonial New England, this book remains a classic in the field. A survey of New England's slave trade and slave markets with a discussion of the social, political and economic repercussions on Puritan institutions. This copy is ex-library with typical markings. Binding is firm. Tan cloth boards with blue stamping show light shelf wear and bumped corners. Text has considerable underlining and notations but remains very readable. Includes several appendices, index and extensive bibliography. No dust jacket. Price reflects condition. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1904 hardcover as pictured. This is a despicable and unabashedly racist text which seeks to rationalize jim crow policies in the south and perhaps even slavery itself. It is nevertheless an important historical document as the views presented are being promulgated still today by white nationalists. This copy is ex-library with typical markings. Maroon cloth boards with gold stamping are lightly soiled and show a little fraying at head and tail of spine and at corners. Binding is intact. Rear hinge cracked. Text is lightly tanned. Some pages are mottled, some with notations. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small public library. s AR

1945 hardcover as pictured. This is a series of short pieces detailing history and life in early Louisiana. Includes many photographs of historic buildings, a bibliography and an index. Slightly musty. Binding is intact. Rose cloth boards are faded with gently bumped corners. Pictorial endpapers with owner's sticker on FFEP. Text is clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

1966 hardcover as pictured. This is a 1966 reprint of the 1903 original. Ex-library with typical markings. Binding is firm. Red cloth boards with silver stamping show light edge wear. Dust jacket text is pasted on front endpapers. Black mark on fore edge of text block. Text itself appears clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Price reflects condition. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1998 softcover as pictured. This is a reprint of the 1936 and 1941 originals, memoirs and musings of a Baltimore lawyer and politician born in Virginia at the onset of the Civil War. Bruce also wrote The Negro Problem, a disturbing example of late 19th century racist thinking which has unfortunately seen a resurgence in recent years. Binding is firm, spine is uncreased. Covers are rubbed and faded over spine with a few wrinkles at the fore. Inscription inside front cover by author's granddaughter. Text appears clean and unmarked. No jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

2010 hardcover as pictured. A controversial "for the right reasons" book arguing that the United States constitution was pro-slavery "in its politics, its law, and its economics." Well documented with several appendices and an extensive bibliography. This copy is in very good condition. Binding firm. Dust jacket and boards show minimal shelf wear. Endpapers and text appear clean and unmarked. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OB2