In Defense of the Indians by Stafford Poole, Martin E. Marty, Bartolomé de las Casas

411 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
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Bartolomé de Las Casas championed the rights of the Indians of Mexico and Central America, disputing a widely held belief that they were "beasts" to be enslaved. In a dramatic debate in 1550 with Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Las Casas argued vehementl...

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