Link, William A.
Roots of secession slavery and politics in antebellum Virginia / [electronic resource] : William A. Link. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2003. - xvii, 387 p. : ill., maps. - Civil War America . - Civil War America. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-371) and index.
A slave society : Virginia in the 1850s -- Boastful and belligerent champions of southern institutions : slavery and politics, 1851-1854 -- A uniform spirit of lawlessness : the problem of runaways -- A spirit of license in the guise of liberty : the survival of opposition, 1854-1856 -- The darkest and most perilous hours of our national existence : the deepening sectional crisis, 1856-1859 -- A black demon of fanaticism : Harpers Ferry and the election of 1860 -- To light the torch of servile insurrection : the secession crisis.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Slaves--Political activity--History--Virginia--19th century.
African Americans--Politics and government--Virginia--19th century.
Government, Resistance to--History--Virginia--19th century.
Passive resistance--History--Virginia--19th century.
Secession--Virginia.
Slavery--Political aspects--History--Virginia--19th century.
Virginia--History--1775-1865.
Virginia--Politics and government--1775-1865.
Virginia--Race relations--Political aspects--History--19th century.
United States--History--Causes.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Electronic books.
E445.V8 / L56 2003eb
973.7/11
Roots of secession slavery and politics in antebellum Virginia / [electronic resource] : William A. Link. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2003. - xvii, 387 p. : ill., maps. - Civil War America . - Civil War America. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-371) and index.
A slave society : Virginia in the 1850s -- Boastful and belligerent champions of southern institutions : slavery and politics, 1851-1854 -- A uniform spirit of lawlessness : the problem of runaways -- A spirit of license in the guise of liberty : the survival of opposition, 1854-1856 -- The darkest and most perilous hours of our national existence : the deepening sectional crisis, 1856-1859 -- A black demon of fanaticism : Harpers Ferry and the election of 1860 -- To light the torch of servile insurrection : the secession crisis.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Slaves--Political activity--History--Virginia--19th century.
African Americans--Politics and government--Virginia--19th century.
Government, Resistance to--History--Virginia--19th century.
Passive resistance--History--Virginia--19th century.
Secession--Virginia.
Slavery--Political aspects--History--Virginia--19th century.
Virginia--History--1775-1865.
Virginia--Politics and government--1775-1865.
Virginia--Race relations--Political aspects--History--19th century.
United States--History--Causes.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Electronic books.
E445.V8 / L56 2003eb
973.7/11