Antislavery Politics in Antebellum and Civil War AmericaThis book is a narrative history of the thirty-year struggle to outlaw slavery, starting with the founding of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1834 and extending until the abolition of slavery in the United States at the end of the Civil War. |
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... Douglas began drinking heavily after the convention adjourned on May 4 . After Lincoln was nominated , Douglas told his supporters that Lincoln was the best debater that he had ever faced and he anticipated " a devil of a fight ...
... Douglas was coming to a close . Douglas predicted that Breckinridge would only carry South Carolina and Mississippi whereas Bell would take Kentucky , Tennessee , North Carolina , Virginia , Maryland , and Delaware . He predicted that ...
... Douglas predicted that Lincoln would be elected . Douglas's running mate , Herschel Johnson , had forebodings of disunion and was convinced that Lincoln would be elected . " 69 The Republicans did to Douglas what the Democrats had done ...
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Antislavery Politics in Antebellum and Civil War America Thomas G. Mitchell No preview available - 2007 |