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American Tract Society The Child's Anti-Slavery Book: Containing a Few Words About American Slave Children. And Stories of Slave-Life.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09624 Author/Creator: American Tract Society Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book Date: 1859 Pagination: 1 v. : 158 p. : , 10 p. : of plates : ill. Height: 16.2 cm, Width: 11.5 cm Order a Copy

This is a children's storybook filled with tales of slavery. There are 5 sections. The first is about the institution of slavery and explaining to children what slavery means. The second through the fifth sections are stories about particular people.

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