The Progress and Intelligence of Americans: Collateral Proof of Slavery, From the First to the Eleventh Chapter of Genesis, as Founded on Organic Law; ... to His Peculiar Parentage (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Marvin T. Wheat

9780483951600: The Progress and Intelligence of Americans: Collateral Proof of Slavery, From the First to the Eleventh Chapter of Genesis, as Founded on Organic Law; ... to His Peculiar Parentage (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0483951609 ISBN 13: 9780483951600

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2019

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Explore a historical argument that grounds slavery in natural law and early history, inviting readers to weigh a stark, controversial perspective.

This edition presents a sustained case that links biblical creation, natural science, and social order to defend slavery as a natural and divinely ordered institution. It also surveys territory, governance, and the economic logic claimed to support subordination across races and nations.

See how the author frames a three-part approach: intellectual progress, subordinate classes, and political-territorial implications.
Understand how the text ties organic law to race, class, and the justification of slavery in law and policy.
Examine the discussion of natural laws, gravity and planetary motion, and how these ideas are used to support a social order.
Learn about the edition’s historical context and the debates it engages with regarding abolition, citizenship, and territorial expansion.

This work may resonate with readers interested in 19th-century debates on slavery, race, and law, and how historical polemics shaped policy discussions of its time.

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