Author | : Sean Wilentz |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2019-09-03 |
ISBN 10 | : 9780674241428 |
ISBN 13 | : 0674241428 |
Language | : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL |
No Property in Man
No Property in Man Book Description:
Driving straight to the heart of the most contentious issue in American history, Sean Wilentz argues controversially that, far from concealing a crime against humanity, the U.S. Constitution limited slavery’s legitimacy—a limitation which in time inspired the antislavery politics that led to Southern secession, the Civil War, and Emancipation.