Roots of secession slavery and politics in antebellum Virginia / William A. Link.

Author/creator Link, William A.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,
Descriptionxvii, 387 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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Subjects
Enslaved persons--Political activity. --Virginia. --History. --19th century.
African Americans--Virginia. --Politics and government. --19th century.
Government, Resistance to--Virginia. --History. --19th century.
Passive resistance--Virginia. --History. --19th century.
Secession--Virginia.
Slavery--Political aspects. --Virginia. --History. --19th century.
Virginia--History. --1775-1865.
Virginia--Politics and government. --1775-1865.
Virginia--Race relations. --Political aspects. --History. --19th century.
United States--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865. --Causes.

SeriesCivil War America
Contents A slave society : Virginia in the 1850s -- Boastful and belligerent champions of southern institutions : slavery and politics, 1851-1854 -- A uniform spirit of lawlessness : the problem of runaways -- A spirit of license in the guise of liberty : the survival of opposition, 1854-1856 -- The darkest and most perilous hours of our national existence : the deepening sectional crisis, 1856-1859 -- A black demon of fanaticism : Harpers Ferry and the election of 1860 -- To light the torch of servile insurrection : the secession crisis.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [353]-371) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2002013316
ISBN0807827711 (alk. paper)

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