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The Peculiar Institution
The Peculiar Institution
Author: Kenneth M. Stampp
Kenneth Stampp casts a cold eye on slavery, what it was like to be a slave, how slaves lived, and all about the complex relationship among slave owners, slaves, and each other. From the standpoint of 1956. And he tells, unflinching, about what "the peculiar institution" did to white people, black people, and our whole nation. This is a very outs...  more »
ISBN: 204185
Publication Date: 1956
Pages: 434
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Publisher: Vintage Book
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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