description: Three of the most famous books on slavery ever written, works which went to the heart of the savage struggle between the North and the South which ended in the Civil War.George Fitzhugh's two books -Sociology for the South,(1854) and -Cannibals All! (1857) Give powerful defences of slavery on humanitarian grounds. Contrasting the "hideous" condition of the "Free" laborer of the North with that of the Negro slave in the South. Helper's book - The Impending Crisis on the other hand is loaded with fury and scorn, backed with convincing facts and statistics he atacks the institution of slavery. 
title: Antebellum- Three classic works on Slavery in the Old South
titlecomplete: Antebellum- Three classic works on Slavery in the Old South
genres: History
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Capricorn Books