The Debate Over Slavery: Stanley Elkins and His Critics

vi, 378 pp. In 1959, Slavery: A Problem in American Institutional and Intellectual Life was published, based on a dissertation given by Stanley Elkins at Columbia University. His assertions stirred up quite a bit of controversy, and inspired debate on the topic for a number of years. Though his arguments are not favored by modern thought, his contributions to the discussion are considered important.