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Chapter 4. Abolitionists, “Black Republicans,” and the Slave Power: Antebellum Conspiracy Theories

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Plots, Designs, and Schemes
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Acknowledgements vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Chapter 1. Mapping American Conspiracism 32
  6. Chapter 2. Salem, or: The Metaphysical Puritan Conspiracy Theory 68
  7. Chapter 3. Subversion through Education: The Catholic Conspiracy Theory 113
  8. Chapter 4. Abolitionists, “Black Republicans,” and the Slave Power: Antebellum Conspiracy Theories 167
  9. Chapter 5. “Masters of Deceit”: Conspiracy Theory in the Great Red Scare of the 1950s 223
  10. Conclusion: To the Margins (and Back Again?) 283
  11. Works Cited 302
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110346930.167

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Acknowledgements vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Chapter 1. Mapping American Conspiracism 32
  6. Chapter 2. Salem, or: The Metaphysical Puritan Conspiracy Theory 68
  7. Chapter 3. Subversion through Education: The Catholic Conspiracy Theory 113
  8. Chapter 4. Abolitionists, “Black Republicans,” and the Slave Power: Antebellum Conspiracy Theories 167
  9. Chapter 5. “Masters of Deceit”: Conspiracy Theory in the Great Red Scare of the 1950s 223
  10. Conclusion: To the Margins (and Back Again?) 283
  11. Works Cited 302
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