Democracy and Slavery in Frontier Illinois
James Simeone
Cornell University Press, 2000
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In the 1820s, Illinois saw an early battle between slavery and abolitionism. This text explores the political and social movement to bring slavery to Illinois - a campaign that unleashed riots across the state. It reveals the paradoxes in a quest for democracy that also fostered slavery.
- ISBN-13
- 9780875802633
- ISBN-10
- 087580263X
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Year
- 2000
- Publication date
- 2000-08-11
- Pages
- 299
- Dimensions
- 229x152x27
- Weight
- 907