The Legacy of St. George Tucker : College Professors in Virginia Confront Slavery and Rights of States, 1771-1897 /

"This is a study of a long line of discussions, begun by St. George Tucker and carried out by his sons and other southern intellectuals, about the implications of natural rights principles upon the status of slavery and the relation between federal and state power. While often treated by histor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Vanderford, Chad (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Tucker, St. George, > 1752-1827.
Tucker family.
Tucker (Famille)
Slavery > Law and legislation.
Law > Study and teaching.
Constitutional law > Philosophy.
LAW > Natural Law.
HISTORY > Modern > 18th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Droit > Étude et enseignement > Virginie > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Droit constitutionnel > Virginie > Philosophie > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Law > Study and teaching > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Constitutional law > Virginia > Philosophy > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > History > 19th century.
Virginia.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Rights of Humans, Rights of States
  • Reconsidering the Necessary Evil Argument : Natural Rights and Slavery in St. George Tucker's Virginia
  • The Constitutional Education of St. George Tucker
  • Slavery, Honor, and Higher Education in Henry Tucker's Virginia
  • The Divided Legacy of a Founding Father : Henry and Beverley Tucker Confront Nullification and Secession
  • The Legacy Betrayed : Classic Natural Right and the Emergence of the Positive Good Argument
  • A Legacy Transformed : Secession, the Lost Cause, and John Randolph Tucker's Proposal for the Incorporation of the Fourteenth Amendment
  • Epilogue.

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