Frederick Douglass, Slavery, and the Constitution, 1845 (Paperback)

Frederick Douglass asks students to confront an explosive question: How, in a nation founded on ideas of equal rights and freedom, could the institution of slavery become so entrenched and long-lasting? How was slavery justified and how was it criticised? At a literary forum, students consider the newly-published Narrative of Frederick Douglass and hold a hearing on John C. Calhoun's view of slavery as a "positive good". Finally, players address the US Constitution, its original protections of the slaveholders' power and the central question: Are Americans more beholden to the Constitution or to some "higher law"?

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Reacting to the Past, 0
Release date:	July 2019
Authors:	Mark Higbee • James Brewer Stewart
Dimensions:	234 x 178 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-68063-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN:	0-393-68063-0
Barcode:	9780393680638

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