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In the shadow of freedom [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of slavery in the national capital / / edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon
| In the shadow of freedom [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of slavery in the national capital / / edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Athens, : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.8009753 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FinkelmanPaul <1949->
KennonDonald R. <1948-> |
| Collana | Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877 |
| Soggetto topico |
Antislavery movements - Washington (D.C.) - History - 19th century
Slavery - Law and legislation - United States - History - 19th century Slavery - Political aspects - Washington (D.C.) - History - 19th century Slavery - Washington (D.C.) - History - 19th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8214-4349-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459833103321 |
| Athens, : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In the shadow of freedom [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of slavery in the national capital / / edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon
| In the shadow of freedom [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of slavery in the national capital / / edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Athens, : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.8009753 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FinkelmanPaul <1949->
KennonDonald R. <1948-> |
| Collana | Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877 |
| Soggetto topico |
Antislavery movements - Washington (D.C.) - History - 19th century
Slavery - Law and legislation - United States - History - 19th century Slavery - Political aspects - Washington (D.C.) - History - 19th century Slavery - Washington (D.C.) - History - 19th century |
| ISBN | 0-8214-4349-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789812903321 |
| Athens, : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
In the shadow of freedom [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of slavery in the national capital / / edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon
| In the shadow of freedom [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of slavery in the national capital / / edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Athens, : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.8009753 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FinkelmanPaul <1949->
KennonDonald R. <1948-> |
| Collana | Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877 |
| Soggetto topico |
Antislavery movements - Washington (D.C.) - History - 19th century
Slavery - Law and legislation - United States - History - 19th century Slavery - Political aspects - Washington (D.C.) - History - 19th century Slavery - Washington (D.C.) - History - 19th century |
| ISBN | 0-8214-4349-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815124803321 |
| Athens, : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
