Roots of secession : slavery and politics in antebellum Virginia /

This text studies the role of slaves and free blacks in the politics of secession in antebellum Virginia. It places African Americans at the centre of events and argues that their acts of rebellion had powerful political repercussions throughout the period prior to the Civil War.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Link, William A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [2003]
Colección:Civil War America (Series)
Temas:
1775-1899
Enslaved persons > Political activity > Virginia > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Virginia > Politics and government > 19th century.
Government, Resistance to > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Passive resistance > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Secession > Virginia.
Slavery > Political aspects > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Esclaves > Activité politique > Virginie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Virginie > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
Résistance au gouvernement > Virginie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Résistance passive > Virginie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Sécession > Virginie.
Esclavage > Aspect politique > Virginie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY.
African Americans > Politics and government
Government, Resistance to
Passive resistance
Politics and government
Race relations > Political aspects
Secession
Slavery > Political aspects
War > Causes
Sezession > Völkerrecht
Sklaverei
Politik
Amerikaanse burgeroorlog.
Ontstaansgeschiedenis.
Afscheidingsbewegingen.
Slavernij.
Verzet.
Virginia > History > 1775-1865.
Virginia > Politics and government > 1775-1865.
Virginia > Race relations > Political aspects > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes.
Virginie > Histoire > 1775-1865.
Virginie > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1865.
Virginie > Relations raciales > Aspect politique > Histoire > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Causes.
United States
Virginia
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A slave society : Virginia in the 1850s
  • Boastful and belligerent champions of southern institutions : slavery and politics, 1851-1854
  • A uniform spirit of lawlessness : the problem of runaways
  • A spirit of license in the guise of liberty : the survival of opposition, 1854-1856
  • The darkest and most perilous hours of our national existence : the deepening sectional crisis, 1856-1859
  • A black demon of fanaticism : Harpers Ferry and the election of 1860
  • To light the torch of servile insurrection : the secession crisis.

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