Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: historians view John Adams on slavery and race -- Adams's attitudes on slavery and race during the revolutionary period -- John Adams and slavery: from the vice-presidency to the presidency, 1789-1801 -- Reconsidering John Adams and "the St. Domingo business": recent historiography, Haitian independence, and early American foreign policy -- President Adams's changing relationship with Haiti -- Ideals or self-interest? The Adams administration and U.S. weapons traffic with Haiti -- Adams, Jefferson, and U.S. trade with Haiti: a closer look -- John Adams's last years: antislavery, anti-black -- Conclusion: John Adams, slavery, and the founding.
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