The Impending Crisis of the South

Name: The Impending Crisis of the South
Author: Hinton Rowan Helper

Hinton Rowan Helper, a white North Carolinian, argued in 1857 that slavery was ruining the poor white farmers of the South. Southern states banned it, and in North Carolina a minister was convicted for circulating it. Endorsing it cost John Sherman the Speakership of the House.
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Reading time: About 7 hr 5 min
Where to find it: The Unwelcome Spines, beyond the Restricted Catalogue
Edition: Project Gutenberg, eBook #36055. In the public domain in the United States.

The Impending Crisis of the South

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