Slavery, the constitution, and the origins of the civil war. A brief history with documents the bedford series in history and culture paul finkelman. Offering invaluable insights into how slavery shaped american history and continues to affect american society, defending slavery. Paul finkelman phd, university of chicago is the president william mckinley distinguished professor of law and public policy and senior fellow in the government law center at albany law school. This paper will summarize the first part of book taking as a main topic racial aspects of the slavery. Your use of this heinonline pdf indicates your acceptance. Proslavery thought in the old south shares viewpoints from proslavery, southern thinkers based on religion, politics and law. Read defending slavery pdf proslavery thought in the old south by paul finkelman bedfordst. Professor finkelman points out that in their 900 page book, elkins and mckitrick barely acknowledge the existence of slavery in the united states and when it is mentioned it is only as a passing mention as a pat of some larger discussion. Social death and political life in the study of slavery vincent brown aboard the hudibras in 1786, in the course of a harrowing journey from africa to america, a popular woman died in slavery.
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The american constitution does not mention slavery until 1865, with the adoption of the thirteenth amendment, which abolished the institution. Thought to have been an indentured servant, punch attempted to escape to maryland and was sentenced in july 1640 by the virginia governors council to serve as a slave for the remainder of his life. Thomas jefferson and slavery debating thomas jefferson and. I have not been exposing my students to the other side of the argument.
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An annotated bibliography of american cases, washington, d. Defending slavery proslavery thought in the old south. Defending slavery essay 2484 words 10 pages defending slavery the purpose of this paper is to discuss the issue of african slavery in america in the antebellum by late eighteenth century and before the antebellum crisis as discussed in paul finkelmans book. This book collects and explores the elaborately detailed pro slavery arguments rooted in religion, law, politics, science, and economics. Constitution, federal laws, and supreme court decisions, and slaveowners dominated all three branches of within decades of the american revolution, the northern states had either ended slavery. Paul finkelman, the general editor, has chosen what he thinks are the most important titles to be found in this collection. As i read about the stakeholders of the antebellum south and their various and passionate defenses of slavery, it. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read defending slavery. Proslavery thought in the old south, a brief history with documents. Download citation paul finkelman, defending slavery. Available formats pdf please select a format to send.
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The religious defenders of slavery claimed that the bible supports slavery, that god ordained slavery, and that god created africans to be the slaves of whites. Proslavery thought in the old south introduces the vast number of ways in which educated southern thinkers and theorists defended the institution of slavery. The sociological term mudsill theory was first used by james henry hammond, a south carolina senator. Peter kolchin, american slavery and russian serfdom, reprinted in adam goodheart, ed, slavery in american society, 207216. Proslavery thought in the old south, 2nd edition by paul finkelman from the macmillan. But nowhere in the document is the word slave mentioned. Finkelman has also published numerous scholarly articles on american legal history and civil rights, and he lectures frequently on these subjects. Yet the constitution, written in 1787, is riddled with provisions tied to slavery which protected it without naming it. His many books include slavery in the courtroom 1985, which received the joseph l. A brief history with documents 1997 and defending slavery. I had no idea of the broad range of defenses proslavery thinkers used.
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Bush lost the popular vote, he was still able to capture the presidency due to his majority in the electoral college. How did american southerners justify an institution that by the early nineteenth century had been abolished by nearly every state in the north. Defending slavery as i read professor finkelmans book. A brief history with documents, written by paul finkelman, is possibly the single most warped presentation of selective truths this graduate student has read in some considerable time. This revised text examines the views of thomas jefferson reflected in his life and writings and those of other founders as expressed in sources such as the constitution, the constituional convention and the northwest ordinance.
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