American slavery / William Dudley, book editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dudley, William, 1964-

Series:

Turning points (Greenhaven Press)

Turning points in world history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--United States--History.

Slavery.

United States.

History.

Physical Description:

255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, [2000]

Summary:

The Greenhaven Press Turning Points in World History series examines great past milestones and the complex mix of political, social, military, and/or scientific trends and developments that contributed to their occurrence. Each anthology in the series presents a group of essays chosen for their accessibility that highlight political trends and consequences, literary, cultural, and/or technological ramifications, and pivotal leaders. Each essay is introduced with a concise summary of the article's main points and biographical information on the author. An introductory essay provides a general overview of the topic, placing it in historical context. In addition, each volume includes other research tools, including an appendix of excerpts from primary source documents, an extensive bibliography, a chronology of events, and a comprehensive index.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Origins of American Slavery

1. The Atlantic Slave Trade / Daniel C. Littlefield 34

2. Establishing Slavery in the Southern Colonies / John B. Boles 44

3. Slavery in the Northern Colonies / Donald R. Wright 58

Chapter 2 Slavery and the American Revolution

1. American Slavery: The American Revolution (The Demise of Slavery in the North) / Peter Kolchin 68

2. The Failure of Gradual Emancipation in the South / Gary B. Nash 74

Chapter 3 A House Divided: American Slavery in the Antebellum Era

1. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 / Roger L. Ransom 83

2. John C. Calhoun and the Southern Defense of Slavery / Nathaniel Weyl, William Marina 92

3. The Abolitionist Movement Provokes the South / William W. Freehling 103

4. Social Tensions Within Southern Plantation Society / Ronald Takaki 113

5. Fugitive Slaves Exacerbate the Sectional Crisis over Slavery / James Oakes 121

6. Slavery and Sectional Tensions in the 1850s / John Hope Franklin, Albert A. Moss Jr. 128

Chapter 4 Civil War and the End of American Slavery

1. Slaves Seek Freedom in the Civil War / Merton L. Dillon 137

2. Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation / James M. McPherson 148

3. How Slaves Responded to Their Emancipation / Leon F. Litwack 157

4. Reconstruction: The Aftermath of Emancipation and Civil War / David W. Blight 171

Chapter 5 Was the Civil War Necessary to End Slavery?

1. War Was Not Necessary to End American Slavery / Jeffrey Rogers Hummel 180

2. The Significance of America's Civil War and Abolition of Slavery in World History / Robert W. Fogel 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-247) and index.

ISBN:

0737702125

OCLC:

42786214