An edition of In the shadow of freedom
(2010)
In the shadow of freedom
the politics of slavery in the national capital
by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon
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Politics and government, United States, Race relations, United States. Congress, Congresses, History, Law and legislation, Slavery, Antislavery movements, Slaves, Slavery, law and legislation, united states, United states, history, 19th century, Slavery, united states, history, United states, race relations, Washington (d.c.), politics and governmentPlaces
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In the shadow of freedom: the politics of slavery in the national capital
2010, Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press
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Table of Contents
Slavery in the shadow of liberty : the problem of slavery in Congress and the nation's capital / Paul Finkelman
pt. 1. Congress and slavery in context
The impact of British abolitionism on American sectionalism / David Brion Davis
Christian statesmanship, codes of honor, and congressional violence : the antislavery travails and triumphs of Joshua Giddings / James B. Stewart
Gamaliel Bailey, antislavery journalist and lobbyist / Stanley Harrold
Saturday nights at the Baileys' : building an antislavery movement in Congress, 1838/1854 / Jonathan Earle
"A nest of rattlesnakes let loose among them" : congressional debates over women's antislavery petitions, 1835/1845 / Susan Zaeske
Debating slavery by proxy : the Texas annexation controversy / David Zarefsky
pt. 2. The politics of slavery in the District of Columbia
The 1846 retrocession of Alexandria : protecting slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia / A. Glenn Crothers
"Whether they be ours or no, they may be heirs of the kingdom" : the pursuit of family ties among enslaved people in the District of Columbia / Mary Beth Corrigan
The 1848 Pearl escape from Washington, D.C. : a convergence of opportunity, motivation, and political action in the nation's capital / Mary K. Ricks
Celebrating emancipation and contesting freedom in Washington, D.C. / Mitch Kachun.
Edition Notes
Papers from the U.S. Capitol Historical Society meeting held in 2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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