No Property in Man

Driving straight to the heart of the most contentious issue in American history, Sean Wilentz argues controversially that, far from concealing a crime against humanity, the U.S. Constitution limited slavery's legitimacy-a limitation which in time inspired the antislavery politics that led to Southern secession, the Civil War, and Emancipation.

Conducand direct catre inima celei mai controversate probleme din istoria americana, Sean Wilentz sustine controversat ca, departe de a ascunde o crima impotriva umanitatii, Constitutia SUA a limitat legitimitatea sclaviei - o limitare care a inspirat in timp politica anti-sclavie care a dus la secesiunea sudica, razboiul civil si emanciparea.