Questioning History: The African-American Slave Trade

A look at the African-American slave trade, examining the debates and questions it has raised, and exploring the intriguing 'what if?' approach.

This title explores the various debates surrounding the African-American slave trade. As well as describing the causes and events in the main text, the book consists of three different kinds of panels that appear throughout - the first examining events in question, the second examining key people (eg politicians), the third following the 'what if?' approach - for example, for this title, 'what if there had been no American Civil War?'.

Split up into thematically-based chapters, the book clearly and logically examines the many questions raised both at the time of the slave trade, and since, with facts and opinions from leading historians. Complete with full colour photographs, maps and detailed timeline and glossary.