American Slavers

A stunning achievement. Kelley has written a detailed and persuasive assessment of the role that the United States played in the international slave trade. He argues' that the importance of the United States in this trade shifted over time; even after the supposed end of the United States' involvement in the trade after 1808, U.S. businessmen continued to profit from trade in human beings through their connections, by supplying or building ships which were part of the trade, and so on. Lucidly written and compellingly argued.