University, Court, and Slave: Pro-Slavery Thought in Southern Colleges and Courts and the Coming of Civil War
Alfred L. Brophy
University, Court, and Slave reveals long-forgotten connections between universities and pro-slavery thought. Proslavery faculty wrote about the economic and historical importance of slavery and helped shape a proslavery jurisprudence that made it harder to free slaves and pushed the South towards Civil War.
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Award History
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| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Douglass Book Prize: Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition | 2017 | Finalist | Official source |