Race and the Rise of the Republican Party, 1848-1865

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This fascinating book represents the only major synthesis to date integrating the 'scientific' racism developed in the antebellum period with the growth of the political antislavery movement. Thoroughly researched, the book examines the racial attitudes of numerous Free Soil and Republican politicians, journalists and popular writers in the context of that racism prevalent in the scientific/intellectual community. Since Southern slavery meant the presence in the United States of large numbers of black-skinned people, questions touching the future status of that institution were, to many antislavery politicians and writers, racial questions as well as sectional or economic ones. This work details how Free Soil and Republican policy was influenced by the racist dogma of the period.

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Jim Bilotta

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«The book traces the evolution and continuity of the racist attitudes from Free Soilers to Republicans...Bilotta's work is well written and well documented. This book deserves a place on the selected list of books which focus on the history of Ante-bellum America.» (Monroe Fordham, Buffalo State College)
«So successful is the author in laying out how essential racism was in the founding of the Republican Party that an informed reader quickly realizes that today's Republican Party must likewise implement racist stratagems for solidifying a White electorate in order to win presidential elections. History comes alive simply because racism survives by thriving presently in ways so astonishingly similar to the historical account offered by this intriguing monograph.» (Sidney M. Willhelm, Author of Who Needs the Negro?)
«Reders seeking to know all there is to know about the racial views of antislavery advocates will be richly rewarded.» (Frederick J. Blue, American Historical Review)

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