In Slavery and the Founders, Paul Finkelman addresses a central issue of the American founding: h...

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Meticulously detailed coverage of the life, politics, and legacy of one of our nation's most infl...

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Classic analysis of the law of slavery that received the Joseph A. Andrews Award from the America...

Originally published in 2006, the Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties, is a comprehensive 3 ...

Originally published in 2006, the Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties, is a comprehensive 3 ...

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Originally published in 2000, the Encyclopedia of Religion and American Law, comprehensively desc...

'In short, we have a first-rate study of an important constitutional symbol of disunion.' --Donal...

First Published in 1990. American slavery began in Africa. An understanding of slavery begins wit...

In Slavery and the Founders, Paul Finkelman addresses a central issue of the American founding: h...

A study of the attitudes of the founding 'fathers' toward slavery. The text examines the views of...

Classic analysis of the law of slavery that received the Joseph A. Andrews Award from the America...

In this book, prominent historians of slavery and legal scholars analyze the intricate relationsh...

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'Congress and the Emergence of Sectionalism: From the Missouri Compromise to the Age of Jackson '...

The United States Supreme Court's relegation of many rights to definition under state constitutio...

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Trace the impact of one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions as Dred Scott v. Sandford...

In ruling after ruling, the three most important pre-Civil War justices-Marshall, Taney, and Stor...

Constitutional law expert Paul Finkelman offers readers a carefully researched and highly readabl...

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Defending Slavery: Proslavery Thought in the Old South