John Adams, slavery, and race: ideas, politics, and diplomacy in an age of crisis

Introduction: historians view John Adams on slavery and race -- Adams's attitudes on slavery and race during the revolutionary period -- John Adams and slavery: from the vice-presidency to the presidency, 1789-1801 -- Reconsidering John Adams and "the St. Domingo business": recent his...

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1. Verfasser: Scherr, Arthur 1951- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Santa Barbara, California ; Denver,Colorado Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC [2018]
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction: historians view John Adams on slavery and race -- Adams's attitudes on slavery and race during the revolutionary period -- John Adams and slavery: from the vice-presidency to the presidency, 1789-1801 -- Reconsidering John Adams and "the St. Domingo business": recent historiography, Haitian independence, and early American foreign policy -- President Adams's changing relationship with Haiti -- Ideals or self-interest? The Adams administration and U.S. weapons traffic with Haiti -- Adams, Jefferson, and U.S. trade with Haiti: a closer look -- John Adams's last years: antislavery, anti-black -- Conclusion: John Adams, slavery, and the founding
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and index
Beschreibung:xxii, 278 pages 24 cm
ISBN:9781440859502