An Emancipation of the Mind: Radical Philosophy, the War Over Slavery, and the Refounding of America

by Matthew Stewart

Book Overview

This is a story about a dangerous idea--one which ignited revolutions in America, France, and Haiti; burst across Europe in the revolutions of 1848; and returned to inflame a new generation of intellectuals to lead the abolition movement--the idea that all men are created equal.

In their struggle against the slaveholding oligarchy of their time, America's antislavery leaders found their way back to the rationalist, secularist, and essentially...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324003626
• ISBN13: 9781324003625
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.9"