In the Shadow of Freedom
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In the Shadow of Freedom

The Politics of Slavery in the National Capital

Paul Finkelman, Donald R. Kennon, Paul Finkelman, Donald R. Kennon

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In the Shadow of Freedom

The Politics of Slavery in the National Capital

Paul Finkelman, Donald R. Kennon, Paul Finkelman, Donald R. Kennon

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Few images of early America were more striking, and jarring, than that of slaves in the capital city of the world's most important free republic. Black slaves served and sustained the legislators, bureaucrats, jurists, cabinet officials, military leaders, and even the presidents who lived and worked there. While slaves quietly kept the nation's capital running smoothly, lawmakers debated the place of slavery in the nation, the status of slavery in the territories newly acquired from Mexico, and even the legality of the slave trade in itself.This volume, with essays by some of the most distinguished historians in the nation, explores the twin issues of how slavery made life possible in the District of Columbia and how lawmakers in the district regulated slavery in the nation.Contributors: David Brion Davis, Mary Beth Corrigan, A. Glenn Crothers, Jonathan Earle, Stanley Harrold, Mitch Kachun, Mary K. Ricks, James B. Stewart, Susan Zaeske, David Zarefsky

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Publisher
Ohio University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9780821443491
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

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