Slavery in the structure of American politics, 1765-1820

by Donald L. Robinson

Focuses on the hitherto unexamined role of slavery in the founding of the fledgling republic

Genres: History

564 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1970

Reviews

[Monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve always marveled at the hypocrisy of our founding fathers who permitted slavery to coexist with their revolutionary ideal that all men are created equal. This book, so dense with information that it took me two months to read and absorb, describes how this happened.