Conlin, Michael.

One Nation Divided by Slavery : Remembering the American Revolution While Marchingtoward the Civil War. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (239 pages)

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- A Note on Sources -- Introduction: Slaves on Bunker Hill -- 1. The Fourth of July: Independence for and from Slavery Day -- 2. Thomas Jefferson: Proto-Abolitionist and Paternal Slavemaster -- 3. George Washington: Father of a Slaveholding Republic and Revolutionary Emancipator -- 4. Antebellum History Wars over the American Revolution -- 5. Finishing What the Founders Started -- Permissions Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index.

9781631011177


Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Influence.


Electronic books.

E449 .C747 2015

326/.8097309034