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      Roots of Secession: Slavery and Politics in Antebellum Virginia

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      The role of slaves and free blacks in the politics of secession.
      Offering a provocative new look at the politics of secession in antebellum Virginia, William Link places African Americans at the center of events and argues that their acts of defiance and rebellion had powerful political repercuss...

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      Product ID:9780807856611
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:US
      Series:Civil War America
      Title:Roots of Secession
      Subtitle:Slavery and Politics in Antebellum Virginia
      Authors:Author: William A. Link
      Page Count:416
      Subjects:History of the Americas, History of the Americas, History, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Ethnic studies, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Black & Asian studies, Virginia, c 1800 to c 1900
      Description:The role of slaves and free blacks in the politics of secession.
      Offering a provocative new look at the politics of secession in antebellum Virginia, William Link places African Americans at the center of events and argues that their acts of defiance and rebellion had powerful political repercussions throughout the turbulent period leading up to the Civil War.

      An upper South state with nearly half a million slaves--more than any other state in the nation--and some 50,000 free blacks, Virginia witnessed a uniquely volatile convergence of slave resistance and electoral politics in the 1850s. While masters struggled with slaves, disunionists sought to join a regionwide effort to secede and moderates sought to protect slavery but remain in the Union. Arguing for a definition of political action that extends beyond the electoral sphere, Link shows that the coming of the Civil War was directly connected to Virginia''s system of slavery, as the tension between defiant slaves and anxious slaveholders energized Virginia politics and spurred on the impending sectional crisis.




      Imprint Name:The University of North Carolina Press
      Publisher Name:The University of North Carolina Press
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2005-08-31

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      Weight572 g
      Dimensions151 × 229 × 28 mm