Who were the first slaves? What was slavery's impact on a country's economy? How could slavery coexist with ancient and modern democracies? The History of Slavery answers these questions and more as it vividly documents the impact of slavery throughout time and around the world--from ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece, to the Middle Passage and Civil War America, to the present day--providing an indelible lesson that reaches across world history, social studies, and contemporary issues to support a broad spectrum of intermediate-grade curricula.