Slavery by another name : the re-enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
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Published
New York : Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 2009.
Edition
First Anchor books edition.
Physical Desc
x, 468 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bandon Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 305.896 BLACKMON | Available |
| Myrtle Point Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 305.896 BLACKMON | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American prisoners -- Social conditions.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 19th century
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century
African Americans -- Civil rights.
African Americans -- Crimes against -- History.
African Americans -- Employment -- History.
African Americans.
Convict labor -- United States -- History.
Forced labor -- United States -- History.
Slavery -- United States -- History
Slavery -- United States -- History
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
United States.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 19th century
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century
African Americans -- Civil rights.
African Americans -- Crimes against -- History.
African Americans -- Employment -- History.
African Americans.
Convict labor -- United States -- History.
Forced labor -- United States -- History.
Slavery -- United States -- History
Slavery -- United States -- History
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
United States.
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Published
New York : Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 2009.
Format
Book
Edition
First Anchor books edition.
Language
English
Lexile measure
1370
Notes
General Note
Originally published: New York : Doubleday, 2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 444-459) and index.
Description
A sobering account of a little-known crime against African Americans, and the insidious legacy of racism that reverberates today. From the aftermath of the Civil War through the dawn of World War II, under laws enacted specifically to intimidate blacks, tens of thousands of African Americans were arbitrarily arrested, hit with outrageous fines, and charged for the costs of their own arrests. With no means to pay these "debts," prisoners were sold as forced laborers to coal mines, lumber camps, brickyards, railroads, quarries, and farm plantations. Thousands of other African Americans were simply seized and compelled into years of involuntary servitude. Armies of "free" black men labored without compensation, were repeatedly bought and sold, and were forced through beatings and physical torture to do the bidding of white masters for decades after the official abolition of American slavery.--From publisher description.
Target Audience
1370L,Lexile
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction, 2009
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Blackmon, D. A. (2009). Slavery by another name: the re-enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II (First Anchor books edition.). Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Blackmon, Douglas A. 2009. Slavery By Another Name: The Re-enslavement of Black Americans From the Civil War to World War II. Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Blackmon, Douglas A. Slavery By Another Name: The Re-enslavement of Black Americans From the Civil War to World War II Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Blackmon, Douglas A. Slavery By Another Name: The Re-enslavement of Black Americans From the Civil War to World War II First Anchor books edition., Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 2009.
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