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_aHolcombe, William H. _q(William Henry), _d1825-1893 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Alternative: A Separate Nationality; or, The Africanization of the South |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2010 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2010-09-10 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) | ||
| 520 | _a"The Alternative: A Separate Nationality; or, The Africanization of the South" by Wm. H. Holcombe, M.D. is a historical account written in the early 1860s. The book delves into the contentious debates surrounding slavery in the United States, particularly focusing on Southern perspectives amidst rising abolitionist sentiments in the North. Holcombe presents a defense of slavery as a necessary institution for both economic and moral reasons, arguing that it is essential for the Southern way of life and for the alleged upliftment of African people. In this treatise, Holcombe outlines what he perceives as an inevitable divide between Northern and Southern states, framing the struggle as one between the survival of slavery and the "Africanization" of the South. He argues that the abolition of slavery would not only lead to social and economic collapse in the South but also to a devastating loss of identity for the Southern states. Holcombe calls for Southern unity in the face of Northern aggression and maintains that the South must either establish a separate nation or face destruction. Throughout the work, he attempts to frame this division as a natural and providential outcome of differing cultural and racial ideologies, solidifying his pro-slavery stance against the tide of abolitionist thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aSlavery -- United States | ||
| 653 | _aUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861 | ||
| 653 | _aSecession | ||
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