Slavery in the United States

Works and topics concerning the institution of slavery in the United States, including its laws, practices, and criticism.

Articles with this tag: 3 Updated: August 7, 2026

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A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin Nonfiction companion by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1853) that assembled reports, testimonies and legal cases to support the claims in her novel; its sources and methods have been debat…

American Civil War (1861–1865)

American Civil War (1861–1865) American Civil War A concise overview of the American Civil War: origins, major events, combatants, and consequences including emancipation and Reconstruction.

Slavery in the United States: History, Structure, and Legacy Slavery in the United States An overview of the institution of slavery in what became the United States, its legal and economic structures, development from colonial times to abolition, and its cultural and hi…