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This controversial, oft-suppressed work is a fascinating glimpse into the practice of white slavery. In White Slavery in the Barbary States captivity expert Charles Sumner takes a detailed look at the white slave markets which flourished on the Barbary Coast of North Africa,... Read Full Overview

First delivered as a lecture in Boston in 1847 by one of America's foremost anti-slavery activists, this classic work became a powerful argument used against the institution of slavery as it then existed in the United States, for, as the author correctly pointed out, why did... Read Full Overview

White Slavery in the Barbary States was written by Charles Sumner and was Published in 1853. It is an important literary piece in history.

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"The author of this little work, the Hon. Charles Sumner, was one of the few senators of the United States who had the manliness to oppose the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act as unconstitutional, as well as unjust and cruel....Mr. Sumner's speech in the senate was one of great... Read Full Overview

""White Slavery in the Barbary States"" is a historical book written by Charles Sumner in 1853. The book is an account of the Barbary slave trade that took place during the 16th to 19th centuries, where North African pirates and privateers captured European and American sailors... Read Full Overview

First delivered as a lecture in Boston in 1847 by one of America's foremost anti-slavery activists, this classic work became a powerful argument used against the institution of slavery as it then existed in the United States, for, as the author correctly pointed out, why did... Read Full Overview

Written by one of America's most famous slavery abolitionist activists of the mid-nineteenth century, this astonishing book provides a fascinating insight into a period of history now largely suppressed from view by political correctness--the time when at least one million... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

"White Slavery in the Barbary States" from Charles Sumner. American politician and senator from Massachusetts (1811-1874).

White Slavery In The Barbary States is a historical book written by Charles Sumner, an American politician and abolitionist, in 1853. The book explores the history of the Barbary States in North Africa, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, and their practice of enslaving... Read Full Overview

Written by one of America's most famous slavery abolitionist activists of the mid-nineteenth century, this astonishing book provides a fascinating insight into a period of history now largely suppressed from view by political correctness-the time when at least one million Europeans... Read Full Overview