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African American Southerners in Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
This work documents the many roles filled by Southern blacks in the last decades of slavery, the Civil War years, and the following period of Reconstruction. African Americans …
No compromise with slavery
William Lloyd Garrison's life as an abolitionist and advocate for social change was dependent on his training as a printer, which was the one constant force in his life. None who …
Governor Edward Coles and the Vote to Forbid Slavery in Illinois, 1823-1824
Edward Coles, the second governor of Illinois, chose to live where democracy would be free from the contradictions of slavery, and faced down a two-year effort to make Illinois a …
The Psychological Legacy of Slavery
This collection of essays surveys the practices, behaviors, and beliefs that developed during slavery in the Western Hemisphere, and the lingering psychological consequences that …
Slavery and Racism in American Politics, 1776-1876
From the very inception of the United States, few issues have been so divisive and defining as American slavery. Even as the U.S. was founded on principles of liberty, independence …
Slavery and Crime in Missouri, 1773-1865
Slavery and its lasting effects have long been an issue in America, with the scars inflicted running deep. This study examines crimes such as stealing, burglary, arson, rape and …
Slavery and the American Founding
Since 1776, America's Founding mythology has attempted to portray the Founding generation as creating a new world where liberty and freedom were the inherent birthright of all …
The Plot to Perpetuate Slavery
From Slavery to Freetown
During the American Revolution, over 3,000 persons of African descent were promised freedom by the British if they would desert their American rebel masters and serve the loyalist …
Theodore Dwight Weld and the American Anti-Slavery Society
In the 1830s, the abolitionist movement gained remarkable momentum due in large measure to the establishment of the American Anti-Slavery Society and the work carried out by one of …