In the shadow of freedom : the politics of slavery in the national capital

Publication Data

• Title In the shadow of freedom : the politics of slavery in the national capital
• Contributors Paul Finkelman, Donald R. Kennon, United States Capitol Historical Society
• Publisher Ohio University Press
• Publication date 2011
• Publication location Athens, Ohio
• Language English

Contents

Slavery in the shadow of liberty : the problem of slavery in Congress and the nation's capital / Paul Finkelman
pt. 1. Congress and slavery in context
The impact of British abolitionism on American sectionalism / David Brion Davis
Christian statesmanship, codes of honor, and congressional violence : the antislavery travails and triumphs of Joshua Giddings / James B. Stewart
Gamaliel Bailey, antislavery journalist and lobbyist / Stanley Harrold
Saturday nights at the Baileys' : building an antislavery movement in Congress, 1838/1854 / Jonathan Earle
"A nest of rattlesnakes let loose among them" : congressional debates over women's antislavery petitions, 1835/1845 / Susan Zaeske
Debating slavery by proxy : the Texas annexation controversy / David Zarefsky
pt. 2. The politics of slavery in the District of Columbia
The 1846 retrocession of Alexandria : protecting slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia / A. Glenn Crothers
"Whether they be ours or no, they may be heirs of the kingdom" : the pursuit of family ties among enslaved people in the District of Columbia / Mary Beth Corrigan
The 1848 Pearl escape from Washington, D.C. : a convergence of opportunity, motivation, and political action in the nation's capital / Mary K. Ricks
Celebrating emancipation and contesting freedom in Washington, D.C. / Mitch Kachun.

Topics

• United States. Congress :: History :: 19th century :: Congresses
• Slavery :: Washington (D.C.) :: History :: 19th century :: Congresses
• Slavery :: Political aspects :: Washington (D.C.) :: History :: 19th century :: Congresses
• Antislavery movements :: Washington (D.C.) :: History :: 19th century :: Congresses
• Slavery :: Law and legislation :: United States :: History :: 19th century :: Congresses
• Washington (D.C.) :: Race relations :: History :: 19th century :: Congresses
• Washington (D.C.) :: Politics and government :: To 1878 :: Congresses
• Washington (D.C.)

In the shadow of freedom : the politics of slavery in the national capital. ISBN 9780821419342. Published by Ohio University Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.