The Debate Over Slavery : Antislavery and Proslavery Liberalism in Antebellum America.

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Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh disagreed on virtually every major issue of the day. On slavery, women's rights, and the preservation of the Union their opinions were diametrically opposed. Where Douglass thundered against the evils of slavery, Fitzhugh counted its many alleged blessings...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ericson, David F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2000.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Abolitionists > United States > History > 19th century.
Liberalism > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Southern States > Justification.
Slavery > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Abolitionnistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Libéralisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Esclavage > États-Unis (Sud) > Justification.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civil Rights.
Abolitionists
Antislavery movements
Intellectual life
Liberalism
Race relations
Slavery > Justification
Slavery > Political aspects
Southern States > Intellectual life.
Southern States > Race relations.
United States > Intellectual life > 19th century.
États-Unis (Sud) > Relations raciales.
États-Unis > Vie intellectuelle > 19e siècle.
Southern States
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ericson.081472213X.p; 978-0-8147-2212-1-text.pdf; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I; 1 The Liberal Consensus Thesis and Slavery; 2 The Antislavery and Proslavery Arguments; Part II; 3 Child, Douglass, and Antislavery Liberalism; 4 Wendell Phillips: Liberty and Disunion; Part III; 5 Dew, Fitzhugh, and Proslavery Liberalism; 6 James H. Hammond: Slavery and Union; Part IV; 7 The "House Divided" and Civil-War Causation; Notes; Index; About the Author.

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