Public Debate in the Civil War Era

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Public Debate in the Civil War Era is written by David Zarefsky and published by MSU Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1609177312 (ISBN 10) and 9781609177317 (ISBN 13).

Public debate and discussion was overshadowed by the slavery controversy during the period of the U.S. Civil War. Slavery was attacked, defended, amplified, and mitigated. This happened in the halls of Congress, the courts, the political debate, the public platform, and the lecture hall. This volume examines the issues, speakers, and venues for this controversy between 1850 and 1877. It combines exploration of the broad contours of controversy with careful analysis of specific speakers and texts.