Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. The Near- Century- Long 12 Demise of Slavery 12
5. 2. Sounding the Egalitarian Clarion 47
6. 3.The Bloody Struggle Endures 106
7. Coda: Free at Last 158
8. Notes 177
9. Acknowledgments 213
10. Index 217