Slavery
Slavery | The Harshness of Slave Life Has Been Exaggerated
In many respects the blight of slavery constitutes one of the most lamentable chapters in the history of the American republic. For, more than any other institution in the two hundred years of our existence as a nation, it has served to divide our people and to tarnish the lofty principles upon which this country was founded. Indeed, even now the legacy of slavery continues to engender strife and bitterness.
Yet, there is another side to the ledger. Despite the debilitating influence of slavery—especially upon blacks—the plantation society of the Old South was not without its...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Slavery Is a Positive Good
- Slavery Is Evil
- Slavery Was Oppressive and Dehumanizing
- The Harshness of Slave Life Has Been Exaggerated
- The U.S. Government Should Pay Reparations to Blacks for the Harms Caused by Slavery
- The U.S. Government Should Not Pay Reparations to Blacks for the Harms Caused by Slavery
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Chapter 2
- Chapter 2 Preface
- Resistance to Slavery Is Justified
- Resistance to Slavery Is Not Justified
- The Underground Railroad Aided Many Runaway Slaves
- The Underground Railroad Was Largely a Myth
- Black Resistance to American Slavery Was Widespread
- Open Rebellion Against American Slavery Was Relatively Limited
- Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Popular Sovereignty over Slavery Divides the Nation
- Popular Sovereignty Should Decide Slavery
- Freeing the Slaves Should Be the Primary War Aim
- Preserving the Union Should Be the Primary War Aim
- Slavery Would Have Been Abolished Without the Civil War
- Slavery Would Have Continued Indefinitely Without the Civil War
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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