The Pro-slavery Argument : As Maintained By The Most Distinguished Writers Of The Southern States

Name: The Pro-slavery Argument : As Maintained By The Most Distinguished Writers Of The Southern States
ISBN: 9780343536343

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2017504 pagesFranklin Classics

This collection compiles the foundational pro-slavery arguments articulated by prominent Southern writers in the antebellum United States. It presents the historical justifications and philosophical underpinnings used to defend the institution of slavery, offering a direct look into the intellectual landscape of the period.

Avg. reading time: 9h 33m
Prose complexity: 10/10

Informative Complex Intellectual

William Harper

William Harper is an author with a remarkably broad scope, writing for young readers with The Keeper: The Unguarded Story of Tim Howard and tackling complex academic subjects in philosophical logic and the physical sciences. His work also includes historical non-fiction, notably The Pro-slavery Argument.

Thomas Roderick Dew

Thomas Roderick Dew was an American writer known for his historical and political works. He authored The Pro-Slavery Argument, a collection of essays defending slavery, and A Digest of the Laws, Customs, Manners, and Institutions of the Ancient and Modern Nations.

James Henry Hammond

James Henry Hammond was an American politician and writer. He is primarily known for The Pro-slavery Argument, a collection of writings from Southern authors defending the institution of slavery, offering a direct look