In the Shadow of Freedom : The Politics of Slavery in the National Capital /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: United States Capitol Historical Society
Otros Autores: Kennon, Donald R., 1948-, Finkelman, Paul, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Congress > History > 19th century > Congresses.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > History > 19th century > Congresses.
Antislavery movements > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century > Congresses.
Slavery > Political aspects > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century > Congresses.
Slavery > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century > Congresses.
Washington (D.C.) > Politics and government > To 1878 > Congresses.
Washington (D.C.) > Race relations > History > 19th century > Congresses.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Slavery in the shadow of liberty : the problem of slavery in Congress and the nation's capital / Paul Finkelman
  • pt. 1. Congress and slavery in context
  • The impact of British abolitionism on American sectionalism / David Brion Davis
  • Christian statesmanship, codes of honor, and congressional violence : the antislavery travails and triumphs of Joshua Giddings / James B. Stewart
  • Gamaliel Bailey, antislavery journalist and lobbyist / Stanley Harrold
  • Saturday nights at the Baileys' : building an antislavery movement in Congress, 1838/1854 / Jonathan Earle
  • "A nest of rattlesnakes let loose among them" : congressional debates over women's antislavery petitions, 1835/1845 / Susan Zaeske
  • Debating slavery by proxy : the Texas annexation controversy / David Zarefsky
  • pt. 2. The politics of slavery in the District of Columbia
  • The 1846 retrocession of Alexandria : protecting slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia / A. Glenn Crothers
  • "Whether they be ours or no, they may be heirs of the kingdom" : the pursuit of family ties among enslaved people in the District of Columbia / Mary Beth Corrigan
  • The 1848 Pearl escape from Washington, D.C. : a convergence of opportunity, motivation, and political action in the nation's capital / Mary K. Ricks
  • Celebrating emancipation and contesting freedom in Washington, D.C. / Mitch Kachun.

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