Roots of secession : slavery and politics in antebellum Virginia / William A. Link.
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TextSeries: Civil War America (Series)Publication details: Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [(c)2003.]Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 387 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: - text
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- Enslaved persons -- Political activity -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
- African Americans -- Virginia -- Politics and government -- 19th century
- Government, Resistance to -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
- Passive resistance -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
- Secession -- Virginia
- Virginia -- History -- 1775-1865
- Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
- Slavery -- Political aspects -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
- Virginia -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes
- Virginie -- Histoire -- 1775-1865
- Virginie -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1775-1865
- Virginie -- Relations raciales -- Aspect politique -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Causes
- American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
- E445.8
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| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Online Book | G. Allen Fleece Library Online | Non-fiction | E445.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Link to resource | Available | ocm54358060\ |
Includes bibliographies and index.
A slave society : Virginia in the 1850s -- Boastful and belligerent champions of southern institutions : slavery and politics, 1851-1854 -- A uniform spirit of lawlessness : the problem of runaways -- A spirit of license in the guise of liberty : the survival of opposition, 1854-1856 -- The darkest and most perilous hours of our national existence : the deepening sectional crisis, 1856-1859 -- A black demon of fanaticism : Harpers Ferry and the election of 1860 -- To light the torch of servile insurrection : the secession crisis.
This text studies the role of slaves and free blacks in the politics of secession in antebellum Virginia. It places African Americans at the centre of events and argues that their acts of rebellion had powerful political repercussions throughout the period prior to the Civil War.
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