Chapter 5. Reconstruction and the Unraveling of Alternative Slaveries

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue 1
4. Introduction 15
5. Chapter 1. Debating Southwestern Slavery in the Halls of Congress 23
6. Chapter 2. Indian Slavery Meets American Sovereignty 57
7. Chapter 3. The Peculiar Institution of Debt Peonage 88
8. Chapter 4. Slave Codes and Sectional Favor 112
9. Chapter 5. Reconstruction and the Unraveling of Alternative Slaveries 142
10. Conclusion 170
11. Notes 181
12. Bibliography 235
13. Index 257
14. Acknowledgments 265