Project Gutenberg 2008-02-14 Public domain in the USA. 110 Merriam, George Spring 1843 1914 Merriam, George S. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement Produced by Suzanne Shell, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Negro and the Nation" by George Spring Merriam is a historical account written in the early 20th century that examines the complex history of American slavery and the movement towards the emancipation and enfranchisement of enslaved people. The book likely delves into the various sociopolitical dynamics that influenced the institution of slavery, including the roles of key figures and events in American history. The opening of the book introduces readers to an anecdote involving an encounter between an English traveler and General George Washington, offering a perspective on Washington's views on slavery. Merriam establishes a foundation for understanding how slavery developed in America, tracing its roots from European colonization to the later struggles for rights and emancipation. The narrative emphasizes the contradiction between America's professed ideals of liberty and the realities of slavery, setting the stage for deeper analysis of the moral, economic, and political factors that perpetuated the institution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en African Americans -- History Slavery -- United States -- History E151 Text Slavery Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 1063939 1063922 2024-09-10T12:20:35.254012 2023-09-11T05:37:55.053574 text/html text/html 1040231 2008-02-14T07:12:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 340056 2008-02-14T07:13:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 415963 2024-09-10T12:20:57.926931 application/epub+zip 428878 2024-09-10T12:20:41.339030 application/epub+zip 428877 2024-09-10T12:20:37.984117 application/epub+zip 785224 2024-09-10T12:21:08.018916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646646 2024-09-10T12:20:53.523960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 667140 2022-09-11T10:59:47.596119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 849094 848990 2024-09-10T12:20:32.608005 2023-09-11T05:37:52.449546 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 848975 2008-02-14T07:12:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 318665 2008-02-14T07:12:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 848969 2008-02-14T07:12:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 318606 2008-02-14T07:12:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20532 2024-09-10T12:21:08.180894 application/rdf+xml 11208 2024-09-10T12:20:38.570008 image/jpeg 2953 2024-09-10T12:20:38.224988 image/jpeg 392513 2024-09-10T12:20:35.331005 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog