The Northwest Territory sparked heated debates over race and civil rights in the nascent United States from the moment of its founding. The compromise measure in the Northwest Ordinance, which established the territory in 1787, said there would be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude there, but to mollify southern delegates in the Continental Congress, the compromise only applied to lands that were east of the Mississippi River, south of the Great Lakes, and west of the Ohio River--and it contained a fugitive slave ...
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The Northwest Territory sparked heated debates over race and civil rights in the nascent United States from the moment of its founding. The compromise measure in the Northwest Ordinance, which established the territory in 1787, said there would be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude there, but to mollify southern delegates in the Continental Congress, the compromise only applied to lands that were east of the Mississippi River, south of the Great Lakes, and west of the Ohio River--and it contained a fugitive slave clause permitting southerners to recover escaped slaves there. Many thought this ordinance would resolve the issue of slavery in the Northwest, but in reality it left the way open for contention over slavery's status throughout the new region--and such contention is the subject of this bracing new history by Dana Weiner. The newest addition to the Mellon-sponsored Early American Places series, "Race and Rights" will be a much welcomed contribution to the study of slavery and social activism in 19th-century America.
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Northern Illinois University Press, Dekalb
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2013
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. Inscribed by Author(s) 327 pages. Hardcover. Text in English. Inscribed by the author to the previous owner on the half title, with a loose note also from the author to previous owner laid in. There are a few other markings to the interior, but not many, with a substantial bump to the upper right corner of the front cover board. Still, the binding is secure, and the subject fascinating and grippingly told.
Add this copy of Race and Rights: Fighting Slavery and Prejudice in the to cart. $128.17, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Northern Illinois University P.
