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...ple of the new territories to decide for themselves whether or not to have slavery (which had been prohibited by earlier compromises). The protest movement a ...and his Southern allies attempted to pass a Federal slave code, to support slavery even against the wishes of the people of Kansas, he battled and defeated th

...op in its price. This caused them to sell themselves and their family into slavery both at home and abroad. The middle class of middling farmers, craftsmen, a ...avery abroad. He also prohibited all loans secured by selling oneself into slavery. He refused, however, to go to the lengths demanded by the poor, which was

...ar]]. The sensitive issue in the proclamation is that it did not mention [[slavery]], certainly one of the motivations of the Civil War. ...the effect of the proclamation. Several made the point that even more than slavery, the possible endorsement of secession tied into current anti-government an

...rays Calhoun as a principled, consistent, and often admirable champion of slavery and the South.

...he tradition finds its roots in the painful experiences of blacks during [[slavery in the United States]], as well as experiences during the [[Jim Crow era]]

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...nd their roots in Africa now live all over the world as a consequence of [[slavery]], [[colonialism]], immigration and [[warfare]].

Serious scholarship began in 1900 with [[Ulrich Bonnell Phillips]. He studied slavery not so much as a political issue between North and South but as a social an ...ca Slave Plantation" (1914). His methods inspired the "Phillips school" of slavery studies between 1900 and 1950.

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...d, in 1917, formed the German Fighting League for the Breaking of Interest Slavery. His greatest opposition was to what he called "speculative", as opposed to

*Thirteenth amendment: Abolished slavery. Ratified 6 December 1865 ...cemented their victory in the Constitution. The 13th amendment abolished slavery completely. The 14th amendment was a response to attempts by the former Co

...is none of the minimally-intelligent types of ''[[Brave New World]]'' Anti-slavery politics, and an underground of escaped slaves that engage both in terror a ...society &mdash; human genetic engineering is used &mdash; and for genetic slavery by the Manpower Corporation &mdash; Honor's genetic modifications give her

...tes continued to claim Kentucky as its own. At the time, Kentucky allowed slavery and had both Unionist and Confederate counties, including some Unionist sla

...]] to the presidency, with the belief that with his election, abolition of slavery would be forthcoming. ...lmost exclusively restricted to the states' ability to maintain or abandon slavery as they each saw fit. Few other sovereign powers were transferred from the

...address ethical concerns about the conquest. Under normal circumstances, slavery was considered unjust but during war time, captivity was acceptable because

...way I was taught history, those guys made plenty of mistakes. (Not banning slavery right from the start was their costliest: see [[American Civil War]].)

...oncerned whether or not residency in a territory which did not recognize [[slavery]] in law granted freedom to the slave. In a 7-2 ruling, it was held that th

== [[:U.S. slavery era]] == ...ery]] and [[Slavery in the United States]] might be interpreted as meaning slavery currently exists. Adding the word "era" would avoid such interpretations. W

...a strong proponent of free public schooling, women's rights, and the anti-slavery movement. ==Opposition to Slavery==

...needing to [[communication|communicate]]. Many emerged as the victims of [[slavery]] were thrown together on [[plantation]]s in the [[Caribbean]] and elsewher