Ebook: University, court, and slave : proslavery academic thought and southern jurisprudence, 1831-1861
Author: Brophy Alfred L
- Tags: Slavery, Law and legislation, United States, History 19th century, Jurisprudence, Southern States, History 19th century
- Year: 2016
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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'University, Court, and Slave' reveals long-forgotten connections between universities and pro-slavery thought. Proslavery faculty wrote about the economic and historical importance of slavery and helped shape a proslavery jurisprudence that made it harder to free slaves and pushed the South towards Civil War.
Abstract: 'University, Court, and Slave' reveals long-forgotten connections between universities and pro-slavery thought. Proslavery faculty wrote about the economic and historical importance of slavery and helped shape a proslavery jurisprudence that made it harder to free slaves and pushed the South towards Civil War