By examining how ordinary Virginia citizens grappled with the
vexing problem of slavery in a society dedicated to universal
liberty, Eva Sheppard Wolf broadens our understanding of such
concepts as freedom, slavery, emancipation, and race in the early
years of the American republic. She frames her study around the
moment between slavery and liberty -- emancipation -- shedding new
light on the complicated relations between whites and blacks in a
slave society.
This well-informed and carefully crafted book outlines important
and heretofore rarely examined changes in whites' views of blacks
and liberty in the new nation. Combining a study of manumission
documents with an investigation of the shifting public discussions
over slavery, Race and Liberty in the New Nation demonstrates that
the high point of antislavery sentiment in Virginia occurred during
the 1830s and not the Revolutionary period. At the same time, it
shows how white Virginians' attitudes toward blacks hardened during
the half-century that followed the declaration that "all men are
created equal."
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