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The author explores the international impact and social significance of antislavery thought in a critical era of political and industrial revolution. He examines the implications and historical consequences of challenging the long-accepted institution of slavery. The study not only provides a comparative account of early antislavery movements, but also uses…

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The American Revolution’s conflict between its espousal of democratic ideals on the one hand and its embrace of slavery on the other created a debate about the country’s underlying purpose and intention. David Brion Davis was the dean of historians writing about slavery.

He addresses that question in depth here, including a portrayal of Thomas Jefferson. For me, this book stimulated a whole different way of thinking about our country’s origins and subsequent history.

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