Katz, William Loren.

Breaking the chains : African-American slave resistance / William Loren Katz. - New York : Maxwell Macmillan International Pub. Group, 1990. - xiii, 194 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references.

Describes slavery in the United States, the harsh conditions under which slaves lived, the active and passive resistance with which they fought for their rights, the revolts, and the involvement of slaves in the Civil War.

0689314930


Slave insurrections--United States--Juvenile literature.
Slavery.
Slave insurrections.


Southern States--History--1775-1865--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--African Americans--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Participation, African American--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--African Americans.--Civil War, 1861-1865

E447 / K38.