Stolen Childhood: Slave Youth in Nineteenth-Century America

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One of the most important books published on slave society, StolenChildhood focuses on the millions of children and youth enslaved in 19th-centuryAmerica. This enlarged and revised edition reflects the abundance of new scholarshipon slavery that has emerged in the 15 years since the first edition. While thestructure of the book remains the same, Wilma King has expanded its scope to includethe international dimension with a new chapter on the transatlantic trade in Africanchildren, and the book's geographic boundaries now embrace slave-born children inthe North. She includes data about children owned by Native Americans and AfricanAmericans, and presents new information about children's knowledge of andparticipation in the abolitionist movement and the interactions between enslaved andfree children.