Breaking the chains : African-American slave resistance /

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by Katz, William Loren.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Atheneum ; | Collier Macmillan Canada ; | Maxwell Macmillan International Pub. Group, (New York : | Toronto : | New York :) Physical details: xiii, 194 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subject(s): Slavery --United States --Insurrections, etc. --Juvenile literature. | Slavery --Insurrections, etc. | Slavery. | Southern States --History --1775-1865 --Juvenile literature. | United States --History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Afro-Americans --Juvenile literature. | United States --History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Participation, Afro-American --Juvenile literature. | United States --History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Afro-Americans. Year : 1990 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction

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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.