Katz, William Loren.

Breaking the chains : African-American slave resistance / William Loren Katz. - 1st ed. - New York : Toronto : New York : Atheneum ; Collier Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International Pub. Group, 1990. - xiii, 194 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-187) and index.

Describes slavery in the United States, the harsh conditions under which slaves lived, the active and passive resistance with which they fought for their rights, the revolts, and the involvement of slaves in the Civil War.

ISBN: 0689314930

LCCN: 89036355 /AC

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Slavery--Insurrections, etc.--Juvenile literature.--United States
Slavery--Insurrections, etc.
Slavery.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Southern States--History--Juvenile literature.--1775-1865
United States--History--Afro-Americans--Juvenile literature.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Participation, Afro-American--Juvenile literature.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Afro-Americans.--Civil War, 1861-1865

LC Class. No.: E447 / .K38 1990

Dewey Class. No.: 975/.00496073