A Necessary Evil? : Slavery and the Debate of the Constitution (Constitutional Heritage) 〈002〉

Kaminski, John P. (EDT)/ University of Wisconsin--Madison Center for t

Madison House Pub（1995/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780945612339
• DDC分類 326.0973

Full 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.

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