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Frederick Douglass : race and the rebirth of American liberalism / Peter C. Myers.

Van Pelt Library E449.D75 M94 2008
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Myers, Peter C., 1959-
Series:
American political thought
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895--Political and social views.
Douglass, Frederick.
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
Liberalism--United States--History--19th century.
Liberalism.
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.
History.
Natural law.
Political and social views.
United States.
Natural law--History--19th century.
Constitutional history--United States.
Constitutional history.
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc--History--19th century.
African Americans.
Physical Description:
xiii, 265 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2008]
Contents:
1 "Killed All the Day Long": The True Philosophy of Slavery 20
2 The Moral Government of the Universe: Natural Rights, Natural Law, and the Natural Demise of Slavery 47
3 "The Pound of Flesh, but Not One Drop of Blood": The Constitution against Slavery 83
4 "Let Us Alone": Race and the Constitution of Liberty 110
5 The Waves and the Sea: Race, America, and Humanity 151.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780700615728
0700615725
OCLC:
172521689

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