Slavery and Sacred Texts The Bible, the Constitution, and Historical Consciousness in Antebellum America
Book contents
- Slavery and Sacred Texts
- Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
- Slavery and Sacred Texts
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- 1 “Recourse Must Be Had to the History of Those Times”
- 2 “The Ground Will Shake”
- 3 “Texts … Designed for Local and Temporary Use”
- 4 “The Further We Recede from the Birth of the Constitution”
- 5 “The Culture of Cotton Has Healed Its Deadly Wound”
- 6 “Times Now Are Not as They Were”
- 7 “We Have to Do Not … with the Past, but the Living Present”
- 8 A “Modern Crispus Attucks”
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 June 2021
Book contents
- Slavery and Sacred Texts
- Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
- Slavery and Sacred Texts
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- 1 “Recourse Must Be Had to the History of Those Times”
- 2 “The Ground Will Shake”
- 3 “Texts … Designed for Local and Temporary Use”
- 4 “The Further We Recede from the Birth of the Constitution”
- 5 “The Culture of Cotton Has Healed Its Deadly Wound”
- 6 “Times Now Are Not as They Were”
- 7 “We Have to Do Not … with the Past, but the Living Present”
- 8 A “Modern Crispus Attucks”
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Index
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- Slavery and Sacred TextsThe Bible, the Constitution, and Historical Consciousness in Antebellum America, pp. 356 - 376Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021