The slave trade : $b Slavery and color

: "The Slave Trade: Slavery and Color" by Theodore D. Jervey, is an early 20th-century exploration of slavery and race in the United States. It examines the development of opinions about slavery, the effects of laws on African Americans, and the social and political environment surrounding these issues in the 1800s. The book starts by discussing the "Negro Question" and how attitudes about race changed from colonial times to the writing of the Constitution. It points out important people and legal discussions that struggled with the position of African Americans and the moral problems of slavery. By laying out this background, the book prepares the reader for a more detailed look at the social and political results of these past choices for both white and Black people in America.