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Bibliography of slavery in the United States

This bibliography of slavery in the United States is a guide to books documenting the history of slavery in the U.S., from its colonial origins in the 17th century through the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which officially abolished the practice in 1865. In addition, links are provided to related bibliographies, in the United States and articles elsewhere in Wikipedia.

Histories

  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 1999
  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 1975
  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 1988
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, 2021
  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 2011

Regions

The North

  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 1987

The South

  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 2003
  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 1968
  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 2005
  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 1967
  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 2004; Pulitzer Prize for History, 2004
  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 1999
  • Pulitzer Prize for History, 2014

Historical eras

Colonial Era: 16th century—1776

Revolutionary Era: 1776—early 19th century

  • Bolton, S. Charles. Fugitivism: Escaping Slavery in the Lower Mississippi Valley, 1820-1860 (University of Arkansas Press, 2019) online
  • National Book Award for History and Biography, 1976

Civil War Era: 1850s—1870s

  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 2002
  • National Book Award for History (paperback), 1981; Pulitzer Prize for History,1980
  • Pulitzer Prize for History, 1977

Reconstruction/Jim Crow Eras: 1870s—1965

Biographies

  • National Book Award for Nonfiction, 1998
  • Pulitzer Prize for History, 2019; Bancroft Prize for American History, 2019
  • Pulitzer Prize for History, 1982
  • National Book Award for Nonfiction, 2008
  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 1994

Essay collections

The following collections explore either related topics or a range of issues tied to slavery. Many of the essays are by leading scholars on the subject.

Encyclopedias

Topics

Abolition/anti-slavery

  • National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, 2014
  • Harrold, Stanley. American Abolitionism: Its Direct Political Impact from Colonial Times into Reconstruction (U of Virginia Press, 2019) online.
  • 1st of 5 volumes
  • 2nd of 5 volumes
  • Frederick Douglass Book Prize.

Agriculture/plantations

  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 2015
  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 2006

Constitution/law

  • Pulitzer Prize for History, 1979

Economics/capitalism

Emancipation/freedom

  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 2011; Pulitzer Prize for History, 2011
  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 2020

Government/politics

  • Pulitzer Prize for History, 2023
  • Pulitzer Prize for History, 1979

Material culture

Native Americans

  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 2003
  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 2017

Proslavery

Race/racism

  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 1972
  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 1969; National Book Award for History and Biography, 1969
  • National Book Award for Nonfiction, 2016

Slave trade

Religion

Rebellions/resistance

  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 2015
  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 1994
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, 2006

Underground railroad

Women

  • Bancroft Prize for American History, 1985
  • National Book Award for Nonfiction, 2021

Primary sources

Abolition/anti-slavery

Biographies/narratives

  • Credited with coining the term "Underground Railroad" a decade earlier

Proslavery

For younger readers

Notes