Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction 1
4. PART ONE: THE FORGING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL DOCTRINE
5. Introduction to Part One 7
6. I. The District of Columbia 15
7. II. The Fugitive Slave Law 32
8. III. The Power and Duty of Congress 42
9. IV. Paramount National Citizenship 71
10. V. Conclusions; the Antislavery Origin 94
11. PART TWO: THE DISSEMINATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL DOCTRINE
12. Introduction to Part Two 113
13. VI. Party Platforms and Resolutions 115
14. CHAPTER VII. John A. Bingham 125
15. VIII. The Victory of the Republican Party 129
16. PART THREE: THE CONSUMMATION OF ABOLITIONISM—THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT
17. Introduction to Part Three 137
18. IX. The First Two Congressional Debates 140
19. X. The Third Congressional Debate 156
20. PART FOUR: RECONSUMMATION—THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT
21. XI. The Fourteenth Amendment 183
22. XII. The Fourteenth Amendment (Continued) 192
23. XIII. Conclusions 218
24. Table of Cases 225
25. Source Materials 226
26. Index 229