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The Opinion Volume 37 Number 6 – December 6, 1996, The Opinion Dec 1996

The Opinion Volume 37 Number 6 – December 6, 1996, The Opinion

The Opinion Newspaper (all issues)

The Opinion newspaper issue dated December 06, 1996


The Opinion Volume 37 Number 5 – November 13, 1996, The Opinion Nov 1996

The Opinion Volume 37 Number 5 – November 13, 1996, The Opinion

The Opinion Newspaper (all issues)

The Opinion newspaper issue dated November 13, 1996


The Opinion Volume 37 Number 4 – October 30, 1996, The Opinion Oct 1996

The Opinion Volume 37 Number 4 – October 30, 1996, The Opinion

The Opinion Newspaper (all issues)

The Opinion newspaper issue dated October 30, 1996


The Opinion Volume 37 Number 3 – October 9, 1996, The Opinion Oct 1996

The Opinion Volume 37 Number 3 – October 9, 1996, The Opinion

The Opinion Newspaper (all issues)

The Opinion newspaper issue dated October 09, 1996


The Opinion Volume 37 Number 2 – September 26, 1996, The Opinion Sep 1996

The Opinion Volume 37 Number 2 – September 26, 1996, The Opinion

The Opinion Newspaper (all issues)

The Opinion newspaper issue dated September 26, 1996


The Opinion Volume 37 Number 1 – September 12, 1996, The Opinion Sep 1996

The Opinion Volume 37 Number 1 – September 12, 1996, The Opinion

The Opinion Newspaper (all issues)

The Opinion newspaper issue dated September 12, 1996


The Opinion Volume 36 Number 12 – May 1, 1996, The Opinion May 1996

The Opinion Volume 36 Number 12 – May 1, 1996, The Opinion

The Opinion Newspaper (all issues)

The Opinion newspaper issue dated May 01, 1996


The Slavery Of Emancipation, Guyora Binder May 1996

The Slavery Of Emancipation, Guyora Binder

Journal Articles

The Thirteenth Amendment abolishes the institution of slavery rather than freeing individual slaves. Yet it quickly came to stand for little more than granting universal rights to make labor contracts and to leave service. This article develops a distinction between abolishing an institution and reclassifying individuals within it. Drawing on the comparative history of slavery, it shows that the institution of slavery has generally included mechanisms for the manumission of slaves and their passage into a liminal status combining self-ownership with social subordination and relative isolation. A critical account of the Antelope litigation shows that proponents of mass manumission still …


The Opinion Volume 36 Number 11 – April 17, 1996, The Opinion Apr 1996

The Opinion Volume 36 Number 11 – April 17, 1996, The Opinion

The Opinion Newspaper (all issues)

The Opinion newspaper issue dated April 17, 1996


The Opinion Volume 36 Number 10 – April 3, 1996, The Opinion Apr 1996

The Opinion Volume 36 Number 10 – April 3, 1996, The Opinion

The Opinion Newspaper (all issues)

The Opinion newspaper issue dated April 3, 1996


The Opinion Volume 36 Number 10 – April 1, 1996, The Opinion Apr 1996

The Opinion Volume 36 Number 10 – April 1, 1996, The Opinion

The Opinion Newspaper (all issues)

Spoof issue of The Opinion newspaper ("The Onion") dated April 01, 1996. Marked as Number ?


The Opinion Volume 36 Number 9 – March 13, 1996, The Opinion Mar 1996

The Opinion Volume 36 Number 9 – March 13, 1996, The Opinion

The Opinion Newspaper (all issues)

The Opinion newspaper issue dated March 13, 1996


The Opinion Volume 36 Number 8 – February 28, 1996, The Opinion Feb 1996

The Opinion Volume 36 Number 8 – February 28, 1996, The Opinion

The Opinion Newspaper (all issues)

The Opinion newspaper issue dated February 28, 1996


The Opinion Volume 36 Number 7 – February 14, 1996, The Opinion Feb 1996

The Opinion Volume 36 Number 7 – February 14, 1996, The Opinion

The Opinion Newspaper (all issues)

The Opinion newspaper issue dated February 14, 1996


No Lever And No Place To Stand (A Response To Christopher Shannon), John Henry Schlegel Jan 1996

No Lever And No Place To Stand (A Response To Christopher Shannon), John Henry Schlegel

Journal Articles

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