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...rs of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Alcott, who ardently opposed [[slavery]], served as a volunteer nurse with the Union Army. Her experiences in that

...tion to policies suggested by [[Herbert Spencer]], and his opposition to [[slavery]] seem to suggest that Darwin was more liberal<ref>Isaak, Mark. [http://www

* Dusinberre, William. "President Polk and the Politics of Slavery." ''American Nineteenth Century History'' 3.1 (2002): 1-16. ISSN 1466-4658.

...ican colonies<ref> Source: Miller and Smith, eds. ''Dictionary of American Slavery'' (1988) p . 678</ref> The '''U. S. slavery era''' began soon after [[Europe]]ans first settled in what became the Unit

...e is philosophically resigned to the fact that he is about to transfer his slavery from his mother to Mara. As the story opens, he is contented for this to ha ...in different ways both are in a kind of slavery. Both wish to escape this slavery, and see in each other a means by which to do so. They plan to flee south,

*End of slavery switched economy from plantations to other *~1830 abolition of slavery

* Eltis, David. ''The Rise of African Slavery in the Americas'' (2000).

* Frost, J. William. "The Origins of the Quaker Crusade against Slavery: A Review of Recent Literature," ''Quaker History'' 67 (1978): 42-58, * Jordan, Ryan. ''Slavery and the Meetinghouse: The Quakers and the Abolitionist Dilemma, 1820–1865

..."Southern Methodist Church" split from the national body over the issue of slavery in the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]] in 1844. This body maintained its ow ...icially opposed slavery. In the early nineteenth century the MEC stance on slavery was weakened by wealthy southerners. Though clergy were still expected not

...a British world of plantation slavery’, for conference ‘Land Ownership and Slavery in the Caribbean’, University of the West of England, Bristol, March 2003

*''American Slavery, American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia'' (1975), highly influen * “Slavery and Freedom: The American Paradox,” ''The Journal of American History,''

===Slavery=== ...-term viability of the institution. The Constitution did not use the word "slavery", but it allowed for the abolition of slave importation from abroad after 2

...ion that condemned slavery. Indeed, he never took a major role in opposing slavery, unlike most Federalists.<ref name="uua">Hromatko, Wesley. [http://www25.uu

...', (2001), standard textbook; first edition in 1947 [http://www.amazon.com/Slavery-Freedom-History-African-Americans/dp/0375406719/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books& see also [[U.S. slavery era]]

..., with the Republicans going from being the party in favor of abolition of slavery to the party most likely to protect some of the racist status quo such as s And conversely the Democrats used to be the party of slavery, white supremacy and segregation, now they're the party of civil rights. [[

* Oh, they are a type of law that existed in the US between the end of slavery and the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Interesting.

...ations. And I know from firsthand experience some of the bitter fruits of slavery that manifested themselves vividly in the 1960's of my childhood. And I re

...by the president. I realise that Lincoln played a large role in abolishing slavery, but still this phrasing enhances the laudatory tone. ...icans during this period seems to emphasise their principled opposition to slavery in a way that strikes me as slightly dubious ... however, I'm not an expert

...ct to limit slavery prohibited importing new slaves, it did not affect the slavery of individuals in captivity from prior to its imposition. They tried, for | url = http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/slavery/peggy.aspx

...a specific article on contemporary human trafficking. There is a minimal [[slavery]] article, and perhaps some legal framework in [[extrajudicial detention]].