{"product_id":"9780814790731","title":"The Deepest South: The United States, Brazil, and the African Slave Trade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA diplomatic history examining connections between the United States, Brazil, Africa, and Europe as they relate to the transatlantic slave trade.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring its heyday in the nineteenth century, the African slave trade was fueled by the close relationship of the United States and Brazil. \u003ci\u003eThe Deepest South\u003c\/i\u003e tells the disturbing story of how U.S. nationals-before and after Emancipation-continued to actively participate in this odious commerce by creating diplomatic, social, and political ties with Brazil, which today has the largest population of African origin outside of Africa itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on extensive research from archives on five continents, Gerald Horne breaks startling new ground in the history of slavery, uncovering its global dimensions and the degrees to which its defenders went to maintain it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46447515402481,"sku":"9780814790731","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780814790731_p0.jpg?v=1766603331","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780814790731","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}