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A lively narrative intended for history classrooms and anyone interested in abolitionism, slavery, Congress, and the coming of the Civil War, John Quincy Adams and the Gag Rule, 1835-1850, vividly portrays the importance of the political machinations and debates that colored the age.

Table of Contents

Preface
Prologue
1. "Slavery Cannot Be Abolished"
2. "Am I Gagged?"
3. "He Knew That They All Abhorred Slavery"
4. "How Can the Union Be Preserved?"
Epilogue
Notes
Essay on Sources
Index

John Quincy Adams and the Gag Rule 18351850

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 27 December 2017
      ISBN-13 9781421423883
      978-1421423883
      ISBN-10 142142388X
      Also in:
      Slavery, enslaved persons and abolition of slavery

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A lively narrative intended for history classrooms and anyone interested in abolitionism, slavery, Congress, and the coming of the Civil War, John Quincy Adams and the Gag Rule, 1835-1850, vividly portrays the importance of the political machinations and debates that colored the age.

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Prologue
      1. "Slavery Cannot Be Abolished"
      2. "Am I Gagged?"
      3. "He Knew That They All Abhorred Slavery"
      4. "How Can the Union Be Preserved?"
      Epilogue
      Notes
      Essay on Sources
      Index

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