John Jay and Alexander Hamilton on Black Enslavement

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<p>In this groundbreaking study, Arthur Scherr examines the positions on slavery held by two of the most famous New Yorkers of the early American Republic: John Jay and Alexander Hamilton. Using Hamilton's 1779 proposal to free Southern slaves on the condition that they fight in the Continental Army as a starting point, Scherr assesses the pair¿s positions on enslavement. Utilizing often-untouched resources, Scherr offers a re-evaluation of Hamilton and Jay¿s modern status as antislavery icons.</p>

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<p><strong>Arthur Scherr </strong>taught at the City University of New York, USA. He is the author of several critically acclaimed books, including <em>Thomas Jefferson¿s Haitian Policy: Myths and Realities </em>(2011),<em> John Adams, Slavery, and Race: Ideas, Politics, and Diplomacy in an Age of Crisis </em>(2018), and <em>Rightful Liberty: Slavery, Morality, and Thomas Jefferson¿s World </em>(2021).</p>

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