The Slave Trade: Black Lives and the Drive for Profit

by Elliott Smith and Elliott Smith

Book Overview

Racism and profit were driving forces in the growth of slavery. The transatlantic trade of enslaved people saw millions of kidnapped Africans sent around the world, many of them to the Americas. Even after the importation of enslaved people was banned in 1808, slavery did not end in the US. Read this book to learn about the Middle Passage, the triangular trade, and the people who continued fighting for change after the importation of enslaved people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1728448204
• ISBN13: 9781728448206
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9