The Counterrevolution of Slavery: Politics and Ideology in Antebellum South CarolinaIn this comprehensive analysis of politics and ideology in antebellum South Carolina, Manisha Sinha offers a provocative new look at the roots of southern separatism and the causes of the Civil War. Challenging works that portray secession as a fight for |
Contents
The Genesis of the Political Ideology of Slavery | 9 |
Nullification | 33 |
The Discourse of Southern Nationalism | 63 |
South Carolina and the First Secession Crisis | 95 |
The Carolinian Movement to Reopen the African Slave Trade | 125 |
Judicial Nullification | 153 |
The Coming of Secession | 187 |
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