Slavery & Abolition in the US
Select Publications of the 1800s
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Hildreth, Richard
Hildreth, Richard. Despotism in America: An Inquiry into the Nature, Results, and Legal Basis of the Slave-Holding System in the United States. Boston: John P. Jewett and Company, 1854.
Richard Hildreth explains slavery as a state of war, in terms of its nature, results and legal basis.
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