From early legislation like the Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 to Reconstruction and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, this book explores the background of some of America's most controversial moments. Spanning the first American century, it offers a detailed chronology of slavery and racism in early US politics and society.
From early legislation like the Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 to Reconstruction and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, this book explores the background of some of America's most controversial moments. Spanning the first American century, it offers a detailed chronology of slavery and racism in early US politics and society.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Michael C. Thomsett is the author, coauthor or compiler of many books including topical dictionaries, collections of quotations and history books. He lives in Spring Hill, Tennessee.
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Table of Contents Foreword by Ken West Preface Part I: Slavery, Political Parties and the Supreme Court 1. A Pill Too Bitter to Swallow The Presentation of a Complex History 7 Racism in Context 9 Jim Crow 11 2. The Most Oppressive Dominion Slavery in the New World 17 The Three-Fifths Compromise 19 The Slave Power 22 The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 26 The Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 27 The Slave Trade Act of 1794 28 Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 29 The Missouri Compromise 29 The Wilmot Proviso 31 The Compromise of 1850 36 Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 37 Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 38 The Ostend Manifesto 42 3. The Greatest Political Evil The First Party System 45 The Federalist Party 47 The Emergence of the Whig Party 49 The Free Soil Party 51 Founders' Concerns About a Party System 53 The Era of Good Feelings 54 Democracy and Andrew Jackson 55 The Second Party System 56 A Change in Political Climate 58 Republicans from 1854 to 1860 59 The Know Nothing Movement 62 The Opposition Party and the Constitutional Union Party 64 The Election of 1860 65 4. "A Slave, and Not a Citizen" Slavery-Related Cases and the Supreme Court 71 The Nullification Battle 72 McCullough v. Maryland 73 Gibbons v. Ogden 74 The Antelope 75 Roger B. Taney 76 New York v. Miln 78 The Amistad 79 "Unless prohibited by state legislation" 82 Strader v. Graham 84 Dred Scott v. Sandford 85 Ableman v. Booth 92 Unintended Consequences 93 Slavery and Racism in Context 94 Part II: Politics During the Civil War Years 5. Let Us Cross Over the River The Secession Movement in South Carolinä100 The Crittenden Compromise 101 The Struggle Toward Secession 103 Virginia's Debate 105 Lincoln's Policies in 1861 107 The Rise of the Copperheads 112 Controversy About Secession and Slavery 116 Suspension of Habeas Corpus 118 Copperhead Editorials on Slavery 120 6. The Age of the Copperheads, 1862-1863 The Evolution of a Struggle: 1862 123 Copperhead Racism in the North 125 Lincoln's Decision: The Emancipation Proclamation 127 Copperhead Reaction 131 The Copperhead Response 135 The Intellectual Arm of the Copperheads 136 Pro-Lincoln Responses 138 The Enrollment Act 139 Growing Copperhead Strength 143 A Change in Sentiment 145 7. Copperhead Resistance, 1864-1865 Possible Replacement Candidates for Lincoln 148 Southern Economic Problems in 1864 151 The Party Platforms 154 Conspiracy in 1864 by Copperhead Groups 158 Confederate Efforts at Negotiating Peace 162 The Political Climate in 1864 163 Political Responses to Lincoln's Victory 165 Post-Election Conditions and the Thirteenth Amendment 166 Part III: Politics During Reconstruction 8. Parties in Conflict-The Johnson Administration Andrew Johnson and the Post-War Erä173 The New Administration and the South 174 The Freedmen's Bureau Bill 175 Black Codes in 1865 and 1866 178 The Civil Rights Act of 1866 180 Johnson's Loyalty to the Democrats 182 Concerns Among Democrats 185 The Election of 1868 187 9. Presidents Grant and Hayes and the Ku Klux Klan President Grant's Election 192 Origins of Secret Societies in the U.S. 195 The Klan's Purpose Evolves 198 The Klan As an Underground Terrorist Organization 200 Grant's Second Administration 203 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Foreword by Ken West Preface Part I: Slavery, Political Parties and the Supreme Court 1. A Pill Too Bitter to Swallow The Presentation of a Complex History 7 Racism in Context 9 Jim Crow 11 2. The Most Oppressive Dominion Slavery in the New World 17 The Three-Fifths Compromise 19 The Slave Power 22 The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 26 The Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 27 The Slave Trade Act of 1794 28 Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 29 The Missouri Compromise 29 The Wilmot Proviso 31 The Compromise of 1850 36 Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 37 Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 38 The Ostend Manifesto 42 3. The Greatest Political Evil The First Party System 45 The Federalist Party 47 The Emergence of the Whig Party 49 The Free Soil Party 51 Founders' Concerns About a Party System 53 The Era of Good Feelings 54 Democracy and Andrew Jackson 55 The Second Party System 56 A Change in Political Climate 58 Republicans from 1854 to 1860 59 The Know Nothing Movement 62 The Opposition Party and the Constitutional Union Party 64 The Election of 1860 65 4. "A Slave, and Not a Citizen" Slavery-Related Cases and the Supreme Court 71 The Nullification Battle 72 McCullough v. Maryland 73 Gibbons v. Ogden 74 The Antelope 75 Roger B. Taney 76 New York v. Miln 78 The Amistad 79 "Unless prohibited by state legislation" 82 Strader v. Graham 84 Dred Scott v. Sandford 85 Ableman v. Booth 92 Unintended Consequences 93 Slavery and Racism in Context 94 Part II: Politics During the Civil War Years 5. Let Us Cross Over the River The Secession Movement in South Carolinä100 The Crittenden Compromise 101 The Struggle Toward Secession 103 Virginia's Debate 105 Lincoln's Policies in 1861 107 The Rise of the Copperheads 112 Controversy About Secession and Slavery 116 Suspension of Habeas Corpus 118 Copperhead Editorials on Slavery 120 6. The Age of the Copperheads, 1862-1863 The Evolution of a Struggle: 1862 123 Copperhead Racism in the North 125 Lincoln's Decision: The Emancipation Proclamation 127 Copperhead Reaction 131 The Copperhead Response 135 The Intellectual Arm of the Copperheads 136 Pro-Lincoln Responses 138 The Enrollment Act 139 Growing Copperhead Strength 143 A Change in Sentiment 145 7. Copperhead Resistance, 1864-1865 Possible Replacement Candidates for Lincoln 148 Southern Economic Problems in 1864 151 The Party Platforms 154 Conspiracy in 1864 by Copperhead Groups 158 Confederate Efforts at Negotiating Peace 162 The Political Climate in 1864 163 Political Responses to Lincoln's Victory 165 Post-Election Conditions and the Thirteenth Amendment 166 Part III: Politics During Reconstruction 8. Parties in Conflict-The Johnson Administration Andrew Johnson and the Post-War Erä173 The New Administration and the South 174 The Freedmen's Bureau Bill 175 Black Codes in 1865 and 1866 178 The Civil Rights Act of 1866 180 Johnson's Loyalty to the Democrats 182 Concerns Among Democrats 185 The Election of 1868 187 9. Presidents Grant and Hayes and the Ku Klux Klan President Grant's Election 192 Origins of Secret Societies in the U.S. 195 The Klan's Purpose Evolves 198 The Klan As an Underground Terrorist Organization 200 Grant's Second Administration 203 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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