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Name: James DeWolf and the Rhode Island Slave Trade
Brand: Cynthia Mestad Johnson
SKU: 9781626194793
Price: 16.49 USD
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The American Heritage history book series highlights the little-known stories of America’s marginalized populations. Meet Bessie Coleman from the Lone Star state, the first black person in the world to earn a pilot's license. Discover how the Grand Dame of the Everglades protected Florida’s unique wildlife, and tour iconic symbols of old Richmond architecture, built by talented Black laborers and architects. Learn how to interpret Wabanaki art, call shotgun with the San Diego lowriders, and get a taste for Baltimore’s Little Italy, all within the pages of the American Heritage books. [View all American Heritage books]

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James DeWolf and the Rhode Island Slave Trade

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The Campaign for Woman Suffrage in Virginia

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Baltimore Civil Rights Leader Victorine Q. Adams

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James DeWolf and the Rhode Island Slave Trade

9781626194793

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An unsettling story of corruption and exploitation in the Ocean State from slave ships to politics.

Over thirty thousand slaves were brought to the shores of colonial America on ships owned and captained by James DeWolf. When the United States took action to abolish slavery, this Bristol native manipulated the legal system and became actively involved in Rhode Island politics in order to pursue his trading ventures. He served as a member of the House of Representatives in the state of Rhode Island and as a United States senator, all while continuing the slave trade years after passage of the Federal Slave Trade Act of 1808. DeWolf's political power and central role in sustaining the state's economy allowed him to evade prosecution from local and federal authorities--even on counts of murder. Through archival records, author Cynthia Mestad Johnson uncovers the secrets of James DeWolf.

The Campaign for Woman Suffrage in Virginia

9781467144193

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In 1920, Virginia's General Assembly refused to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution to grant women the vote. Virginia's suffragists lost. Or did they? When the thirty-sixth state ratified the amendment, women gained voting rights across the nation. Virginia suffragists were a part of that victory, although their role has been nearly forgotten. They marched in parades, rallied at the state capitol, spoke to crowds on street corners, staffed booths at fairs, lobbied legislators, picketed the White House and even went to jail. The Campaign for Woman Suffrage in Virginia reveals how women created two statewide organizations to win the right to vote. At the centenary of the movement, these remarkable women can at last be recognized for their important contributions.

Baltimore Civil Rights Leader Victorine Q. Adams

9781467139939

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Victorine Quille Adams was a Baltimore native and the first African American woman elected to the city council. Born in 1912, she lived through stringent segregation, racial violence and economic turbulence

Educated at Morgan State and Coppin State Universities, she took to the classroom and enriched the lives of her students. In 1946, she founded the Colored Women's Democratic Campaign Committee to educate African American women about the vote and the power of the ballot box. In concert with fellow educators Mary McLeod Bethune, Kate Sheppard and Dr. Delores Hunt, she persisted in educating and empowering voters throughout her life. Author Ida E. Jones reveals the story of this civic leader and her crusade for equity for all people in Baltimore.