Paul Finkelman on 19th Century Slave Trade
April 21, 2012
Albany Law School professor Paul Finkelman spoke about the practice of kidnapping freemen from the North and sending them South during the 19th century. He also discussed the wide-spread practice of renting slaves and how this tied non-slave owners to the slave system. Paul Finkelman has taught classes and written about the slave trade for many years. This interview took place at the organization of American Historians meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Click here to view interview: http://www.c-span.org/video/?305668-1/paul-finkelman-19th-century-slave-trade
Source: http://www.c-span.org/video/?305668-1/paul-finkelman-19th-century-slave-trade
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