| Slavery in North America Vol 1: From the Colonial Period to Emancipation First published in 2009. From the founding of Jamestown to the American Civil War, slavery and abolition shaped American national, regional and racial identities. This four-volume reset edition draws together rare sources relating to American slavery systems. Volume 1 includes a general introduction and the colonial period covering slavery and the law, slave resistance, religion and slavery; and Pro-Slavery, Anti-Slavery and the Revolutionary Impulse. Mark M Smith (Author) , Peter S Carmichael (Author) , Timothy Lockley (Author) , Jonathan Daniel Wells (Author) |