Online Library TheLib.net » The Sources of Anti-Slavery Constitutionalism in America, 1760-1848
cover of the book The Sources of Anti-Slavery Constitutionalism in America, 1760-1848

Ebook: The Sources of Anti-Slavery Constitutionalism in America, 1760-1848

00
02.03.2024
0
0

This ambitious book examines the constitutional and legal doctrines of the antislavery movement from the eve of the American Revolution to the Wilmot Proviso and the 1848 national elections. Relating political activity to constitutional thought, William M. Wiecek surveys the antislavery societies, the ideas of their individual members, and the actions of those opposed to slavery and its expansion into the territories. He shows that the idea of constitutionalism has popular origins and was not the exclusive creation of a caste of lawyers. In offering a sophisticated examination of both sides of the argument about slavery, he not only discusses court cases and statutes, but also considers a broad range of "extrajudicial" thought—political speeches and pamphlets, legislative debates and arguments.

Download the book The Sources of Anti-Slavery Constitutionalism in America, 1760-1848 for free or read online
Read Download
Continue reading on any device:
QR code
Last viewed books
Related books
Comments (0)
reload, if the code cannot be seen