The Jefferson-Lemen compact
MacNaul, Willard C. · 2013
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About the book
McNaul argues in this address to the Chicago Historical Society that James Lemen, who he describes as a ‘young protégé’ of Thomas Jefferson, was sent by Jefferson in the 1780s to Illinois country to struggle against slavery, which was already well-established in that region before the Ordinance of 1787 prohibited it. Although the evidence for a substantive connection between Jefferson and Lemen doesn’t seem very strong, this is a useful description of the course of the slavery issue in the early years of Illinois.
Book details
- Year
- 2013
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- tredition Verlag
- Editions
- 1
- ISBN
- 9783849174873
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