American Controversies: Is the Constitution Pro-Slavery or Anti-Slavery?

October 25, 2014, 11:00 AM (Eastern)

25 OCT 14 Webinar Audio

Presenters

• Christopher Burkett, Associate Professor of Political Science at Ashland University
• Peter C. Myers, Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• Lucas Morel, Professor of Ethics and Politics, Washington and Lee University

Readings from 50 Core American Documents:

• Speech on the Oregon Bill, John C. Calhoun (June 27, 1848)

• What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass (July 5, 1852)

• Speech on the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise, Abraham Lincoln (October 16, 1854)

• Dred Scott v. Sandford (March 6, 1857)

• “Corner Stone” Speech, Alexander Stephens (March 21, 1861)

Supplemental readings from TeachingAmericanHistory.org:

• William Lloyd Garrison, “On the Constitution and Union” (December 29, 1832)

• Speech on Dred Scott Decision, Abraham Lincoln (June 26, 1857)