American Slavery, Irish Freedom : Abolition, Immigrant Citizenship, and the Transatlantic Movement for Irish Repeal /

In American Slavery, Irish Freedom, Angela F. Murphy examines the interactions among abolitionists, Irish nationalists, and American citizens as the issues of slavery and abolition complicated the first transatlantic movement for Irish independence. For Irish Americans, the call of Old World loyalti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murphy, Angela F., 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
O'Connell, Daniel, > 1775-1847.
Slavery.
Irish question.
Irish Americans > Politics and government.
Irish Americans > Attitudes.
Irish Americans.
Home rule.
Autonomy and independence movements.
Antislavery movements.
Americains d'origine irlandaise > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Americains d'origine irlandaise > Attitudes.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Question irlandaise.
Home Rule (Irlande)
Irish Americans > History > 19th century.
Irish Americans > Politics and government > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.
Home rule > Ireland.
United States.
Ireland.
Ireland > History > Autonomy and independence movements.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : repeal, abolition, and Irish America
  • Daniel O'Connell and two transatlantic movements
  • American slavery : an Irish question
  • Irish repeal : an American question
  • The Irish address
  • Abolitionists and Irish repeal
  • O'Connell's antislavery appeal
  • Cincinnati and Clontarf
  • Nativism and repeal
  • The "American Eagle" and the decline of repeal.

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