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 and articles elsewhere in Wikipedia.

Histories





 * Bancroft Prize for American History, 1999




 * Bancroft Prize for American History, 2003


















 * 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





















The North









 * Bancroft Prize for American History, 1987









The South





 * 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











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



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




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.
 * 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








 * Basis for the film Amistad


 * 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

































Abolition/anti-slavery




















































Biographies/narratives



































































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











Proslavery


















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