Hard Road to Freedom: The Story of African America

Since Hard Road to Freedom was released, it has garnered universal acclaim. Rutgers University Press is pleased to announce the availability of this book in two separate volumes for courses in African American history that span two semesters. Volume I includes the following chapters:Africa and the Atlantic Slave TradeThe Evolution of Slavery in British North AmericaSlavery and Freedom in the Age of RevolutionThe Early Republic and the Rise of the Cotton KingdomSlavery and the Slave CommunityFree People of Color and the Fight against SlaveryFrom Militancy to Civil War