In the shadow of freedom : the politics of slavery in the national capital / edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Finkelman, Paul, 1949-

Kennon, Donald R., 1948-

United States Capitol Historical Society.

Series:

Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress.

Slavery--Washington (D.C.)--History--19th century--Congresses.

Slavery.

Slavery--Political aspects--Washington (D.C.)--History--19th century--Congresses.

Antislavery movements--Washington (D.C.)--History--19th century--Congresses.

Antislavery movements.

United States. Congress--History--19th century--Congresses.

United States.

Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History--19th century--Congresses.

Politics and government.

Race relations.

History.

Slavery--Law and legislation.

Slavery--Political aspects.

Washington (D.C.)--Race relations--History--19th century--Congresses.

Washington (D.C.).

Washington (D.C.)--Politics and government--To 1878--Congresses.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

viii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, [2010]

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.

Notes:

Papers from the U.S. Capitol Historical Society meeting held in 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

082141934X

9780821419342

9780821443491

0821443496

OCLC:

495778693

Publisher Number:

99944002391