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