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The work offers a historical examination of slavery and race in the United States, tracing how colonial statutes, legal decisions, and public opinion evolved into contentious national debates. It follows developments from early laws and importation policies through Constitutional deliberations and the growing sectionalism that shaped political alignments. The narrative analyzes legislative measures, social attitudes toward color, and proposals for managing a large enslaved and free population, arguing that what began as a question of slavery became a broader conflict of color that continued to influence law, policy, and public discourse into the twentieth century.
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