19th Century · English
The Unconstitutionality of Slavery
The Unconstitutionality of Slavery, by Lysander Spooner (1808–1887), a public-domain text from Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty.
Chapters
- 01The Unconstitutionality of Slavery, Chapter I.: What Is Law?prose
- 02Chapter II.: Written Constitutions.prose
- 03Chapter III.: The Colonial Charters.prose
- 04Chapter IV.: Colonial Statutes.prose
- 05Chapter V.: The Declaration of Independence.prose
- 06Chapter VI.: The State Constitutions of 1789.prose
- 07Chapter VII.: The Articles of Confederation.prose
- 08Chapter VIII.: The Constitution of the United States.prose
- 09Secondly.prose
- 10Chapter IX.: The Intentions of the Convention.prose
- 11Chapter X.: The Practice of the Government.prose
- 12Chapter XI.: The Understanding of the People.prose
- 13Chapter XII.: The State Constitutions of 1845.prose
- 14Chapter XIII.: The Children of Slaves Are Born Free.prose
In the atlas
fully mappedFigures17
Lord Mansfield · James Madison · George Bancroft · Lysander Spooner · Mr. Christian · Noah Webster · William Blackstone · Burlamaqui · Charles Pinckney · Chief Justice John Marshall
Ideas20
Slavery · Natural Rights · Habeas Corpus · Law of Nature · Common Law of England · Trial by Jury · Baptism does not confer freedom · Commerce Among the States · Contract of Government · Distinction between 'servant' and 'slave'
Places26
England · South Carolina · North Carolina · Virginia · Georgia · Rhode Island · Africa · Maryland · Pennsylvania · Russia
Groups37
The Supreme Court of the United States · Slaves · State Governments · Congress · Parliament · Slaveholders · The judiciary · Advocates of Slavery · Constitutional Convention · The People of the United States
Events
African Slave Trade · American Revolution · American Revolutionary War · Convention debate on the fugitive slave and servant clause · Declaration of Independence · Somerset's Case
Objects22
Constitution of the United States · Colonial charters · State constitutions · Articles of Confederation · Declaration of Independence · Jacob's Law Dictionary · Second Amendment · 1667 Virginia baptism statute · 1712 South Carolina baptism act · 1740 South Carolina act permitting slaves to sue for liberty
108 citations · 92 themes · 298 entity mentions — every one anchored to a verbatim passage. The atlas.