
Defending Slavery
Proslavery Thought in the Old South: A Brief History with Documents
2003
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Offering invaluable insights into how slavery shaped American history and continues to affect American society, Defending Slavery: Proslavery Thought in the Old South shares viewpoints from proslavery, Southern thinkers based on religion, politics and law, economics, history, philosophy, expediency, and science.
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Paul Finkelman
Author · 8 books
Paul Finkelman is an American legal historian. He received his undergraduate degree in American studies from Syracuse University in 1971, and his master's degree (1972) and doctorate (1976) in American history from the University of Chicago.