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

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, t...

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Main Author:	Wiecek, William M.
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Cornell University Press 2023
Subjects:	History of the Americas Slavery and abolition of slavery Constitution thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas
Online Access:	ONIX_20230329_9781501726453_21
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