A necessary evil? : slavery and the debate over the Constitution
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A necessary evil? : slavery and the debate over the Constitution
(Constitutional heritage series, v. 2)
Madison House, 1995
1st ed
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"Published for the Center for the Study of the American Constitution."--T.p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-282) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780945612162
Description
From abolitionists like Benjamin Rush and John Jay to slaveholders like Washington and Jefferson, slavery presented the creators of the American republic with a profound dilemma. Throughout the period, a growing reform movement stimulated Northern states to emancipate their slaves gradually and prohibit the importation of new ones, but simultaneously entrenched Southern slaveholders and politicians became more dogmatic and defensive as racism triumphed in America. This collection of primary sources, including the complete record of slavery and the Constitiution's ratification, describes the transformation of white America's attitudes toward slavery and freedom from the idealistic beginnings of the Revolution to the harsh realities of postwar depression and nation-building.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Laying Slavery's Foundations Chapter 3 The Constitutional Convention and Slavery Chapter 4 New England Debates Slavery and the Constitution Chapter 5 The Middle States Debate Slavery and the Constitution Chapter 6 The South Debates Slavery and the Constitution Chapter 7 Slavery and the New Nation Chapter 8 Slavery and the Founders: Three Perspectives Chapter 9 Bibliography Chapter 10 Index
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: pbk ISBN 9780945612339
Description
From abolitionists like Benjamin Rush and John Jay to slaveholders like Washington and Jefferson, slavery presented the creators of the American republic with a profound dilemma. Throughout the period, a growing reform movement stimulated Northern states to emancipate their slaves gradually and prohibit the importation of new ones, but simultaneously entrenched Southern slaveholders and politicians became more dogmatic and defensive as racism triumphed in America. This collection of primary sources, including the complete record of slavery and the Constitiution's ratification, describes the transformation of white America's attitudes toward slavery and freedom from the idealistic beginnings of the Revolution to the harsh realities of postwar depression and nation-building.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Laying Slavery's Foundations Chapter 3 The Constitutional Convention and Slavery Chapter 4 New England Debates Slavery and the Constitution Chapter 5 The Middle States Debate Slavery and the Constitution Chapter 6 The South Debates Slavery and the Constitution Chapter 7 Slavery and the New Nation Chapter 8 Slavery and the Founders: Three Perspectives Chapter 9 Bibliography Chapter 10 Index
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