The known world

When a plantation proprietor and former slave--now possessing slaves of his own--dies, his household falls apart in the wake of a slave rebellion and corrupt underpaid patrollers who enable free black people to be sold into slavery.

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Main Author: Jones, Edward P.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Amistad, Ã2003.
Edition:1st ed.
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