The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America 1638-1870

"The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America" by W.E.B. Du Bois is a late 19th-century historical study that examines the attempts to stop the slave trade from Africa to the United States, from the colonial period to the Civil War era. The book looks at how different colonies dealt with the trade and how it tied into the broader themes of slavery and the American economy at the time. The author lays out his plan to study the legislative actions taken from the beginning to suppress the slave trade, and he connects the trade to the rise of American slavery demonstrating the economic roles of different colonies. Key historical moments, like the Constitutional Convention and laws aimed at stopping the trade after 1807, are also discussed. It shapes the socio-political dynamics that influenced views and facts about the African slave trade in the United States.