Democracy and Slavery in Frontier Illinois: The Bottomland Republic
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Description
Democracy and Slavery in Frontier Illinois reveals the paradoxes within the quest for a democracy that also fostered slavery. Placing early Illinois politics in the context of the national politics of the Jacksonian era, it will appeal to readers interested in the political development of the early republic and the midwestern frontier, the roles of race and class in constructing political identity, and the nature of liberal democracy in nineteenth-century America. Content Provided by Syndetics.
ISBN
087580263X
Publication Date
Summer 8-11-2000
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
City
DeKalb, Ill.
Keywords
Slavery, Illinois, 19th century social classes, politics and government, race identity
Disciplines
History | Political Science
Recommended Citation
Simeone, James, "Democracy and Slavery in Frontier Illinois: The Bottomland Republic" (2000). IWU Authors Bookshelf. 54.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/bookshelf/54