The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved, from Womb to Grave, in the Building of a Nation

by Daina Ramey Berry

Book Overview

This "must-read for anyone interested in understanding American history" reframes how we think about slavery, reparations, 19th-century medical education--and the value of life and death (Sven Beckert, author of Empire of Cotton).

"A brilliant resurrection of the forgotten people who gave their lives to build our country." --Isabel Wilkerson, author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

In life and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807067148
• ISBN13: 9780807067147
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"