Civil liberties and the slavery controversy, 1830-1860
Format
Books
Language
English
Publication
[East Lansing] : Michigan State University Press, [1963]
Physical Details
xii, 353 pages ; 21 cm
OCLC
ocm06398373, ocm06398373
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-342) and index.
Slavery and abolition -- the backgrounds -- The "great petition strategy" and the use of the mails -- Abolitionism and academic freedom -- Abolitionism and the freedom of the press -- The day of the mob -- Abolitionism, the constitution, and natural liberties -- Workmen and runaways -- The great slave power conspiracy