Roots of secession : slavery and politics in antebellum Virginia

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

Author/creator	Link, William A.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2003.
Description	xvii, 387 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	Enslaved persons--Virginia --Political activity --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.

Series	Civil War America Civil War America (Series) ^A325557
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 note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-371) and index.
LCCN	2002013316
ISBN	0807827711 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E445.V8 L56 2003	✔ Available	Place Hold