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 Project Gutenberg 2014-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 220 Dabney, Robert Lewis 1820 1898 Dabney, R. L. (Robert Lewis) 10034643 A Defence of Virginia And Through Her, of the South, in Recent and Pending Contests Against the Sectional Party Produced by Katie Hernandez, Jason Isbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Defence of Virginia" by Robert Lewis Dabney is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a justification for the institution of slavery and the Southern cause during and after the American Civil War, arguing that the principles of slavery are both moral and historically valid. Dabney presents a defense of Virginia and through it, the Southern states, against what he perceives as a misrepresentation by abolitionists and their sympathizers. The opening of the text introduces the author's intent to defend Virginia, whom he views as slandered by the Northern anti-slavery sentiments that emerged during and after the Civil War. Dabney critiques the moral and social judgments placed upon Southern slavery, asserting that such judgments are rooted in a misunderstanding of history and human rights. He emphasizes that while other nations and regions continued the practice of slavery, the Southern states were unfairly targeted for disdain. Dabney sets the tone for a thorough examination of the ethical and scriptural justifications for slavery, asserting the need for a historical perspective that acknowledges Virginia's significance and the complexities surrounding the institution of slavery in America. This summary covers only the opening portion of the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Slavery -- United States -- History Slavery -- United States Slavery -- Justification Slavery -- Virginia E300 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 676402 676411 2024-09-19T17:18:27.518979 2023-09-20T13:13:20.167796 text/html text/html 679733 2014-11-22T06:46:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 248498 2014-11-22T06:46:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 269670 2024-09-19T17:18:35.086950 application/epub+zip 274940 2024-09-19T17:18:28.584011 application/epub+zip 273379 2024-09-19T17:18:28.034998 application/epub+zip 476669 2024-09-19T17:18:40.301912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431442 2024-09-19T17:18:34.499995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430688 2022-09-21T14:17:45.412636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620657 2024-09-19T17:18:26.706043 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 620705 2014-11-22T06:46:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 228264 2014-11-22T06:46:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18553 2024-09-19T17:18:40.432952 application/rdf+xml 10868 2024-09-19T17:18:28.129017 image/jpeg 2402 2024-09-19T17:18:28.081985 image/jpeg 248727 2024-09-19T17:18:27.579977 application/octet-stream application/zip