ISBN:
9780821419342
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 248 S.
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Ill., graph. Darst.
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24 cm
Series Statement:
Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801 - 1877
DDC:
305.8009753
Keywords:
United States Congresses History 19th century
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Slavery Congresses Political aspects 19th century
;
History
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Antislavery movements Congresses History 19th century
;
Slavery Congresses History 19th century
;
Slavery Congresses Law and legislation 19th century
;
History
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USA
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Washington
;
Sklaverei
;
Abolitionismus
;
Rassenbeziehung
;
Geschichte
;
Kongress
;
Washington (D.C.) Congresses Race relations 19th century
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History
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Washington (D.C.) Congresses Politics and government To 1878
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Konferenzschrift
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Konferenzschrift 2006
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Konferenzschrift
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Konferenzschrift
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Washington, DC
;
USA Congress
;
Sklaverei
;
Abolitionismus
;
Ethnische Beziehungen
;
Geschichte 1840-1870
Note:
Papers from the U.S. Capitol Historical Society meeting held in 2006
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Slavery in the shadow of liberty : the problem of slavery in Congress and the nation's capital
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pt. 1. Congress and slavery in context ; The impact of British abolitionism on American sectionalism
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Christian statesmanship, codes of honor, and congressional violence : the antislavery travails and triumphs of Joshua Giddings
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Gamaliel Bailey, antislavery journalist and lobbyist
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Saturday nights at the Baileys' : building an antislavery movement in Congress, 1838/1854
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"A nest of rattlesnakes let loose among them" : congressional debates over women's antislavery petitions, 1835/1845
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Debating slavery by proxy : the Texas annexation controversy
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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
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"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
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The 1848 Pearl escape from Washington, D.C. : a convergence of opportunity, motivation, and political action in the nation's capital
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Celebrating emancipation and contesting freedom in Washington, D.C.
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