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Collection Reference Number GLC09299
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1837 
Title Review of Lysander Spooner on the Unconstitutionality of Slavery…
Date 1837
Author Spooner, Lysander (1808-1887)  
Document Type Pamphlet; Non-governmental organization document
Content Description Spooner argues that certain "clauses in the United States Constitution universally supposed to refer to and recognize Slavery [have made] 'the preservation, propagation, and perpetuation of Slavery the vital and animating spirit of the National Government.'"
Subjects US Constitution  Slavery  Abolition  African American History  Law  Reform Movement  
People Spooner, Lysander (1808-1887)  
Theme Law; Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859