Freedom by Degrees(English, Hardcover, Nash Gary B.)

Know about the book -

Freedom by Degrees(English, Hardcover, Nash Gary B.) is written by Nash Gary B. and published by Oxford University Press Inc. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0195045831 (ISBN 10) and 9780195045833 (ISBN 13).

This book shows how slavery ended within a single generation at the end of the eighteenth century in the important colony/state of Pennsylvania. The authors have made a study of the slaveholders themselves in order to understand the process by which most slaves were given freedom without legislative or judicial efforts and without compensation to their masters. The book also traces a number of individual cases which show the varying processes by which slaves brought pressure for emancipation. This book represents a major milestone in our understanding of slavery and how it was effectively abolished.