Oxford University Press

This book represents a detailed accounting of the movement of slaves from market to market within the United States, as well as an examination of the lives of those operating and participating in the business world of those markets. The book considers the impact of the slave trade on American life writ large, making this a major contribution to...

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Two interrelated concepts are foundational to conservative legal thought in America: 'originalism' and 'strict construction.' Conservative jurists from the district level up to the Supreme Court believe that the founders' original intent at the time of ratification should guide decision making, and that only visible language in the Constitution is...

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