A slave society : Virginia in the 1850s -- Boastful and belligerent champions of southern institutions : slavery and politics, 1851-1854 -- A uniform spirit of lawlessness : the problem of runaways -- A spirit of license in the guise of liberty : the survival of opposition, 1854-1856 -- The darkest and most perilous hours of our national existence : the deepening sectional crisis, 1856-1859 -- A black demon of fanaticism : Harpers Ferry and the election of 1860 -- To light the torch of servile insurrection : the secession crisis

1. Enslaved persons -- Virginia -- Political activity -- History -- 19th century
2. African Americans -- Virginia -- Politics and government -- 19th century
3. Government
4. Resistance to -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
5. Passive resistance -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
6. Secession -- Virginia
7. Virginia -- History -- 1775-1865
8. Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
9. Slavery -- Political aspects -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
10. Virginia -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History -- 19th century
11. United States -- History -- Civil War
12. 1861-1865 -- Causes
13. Electronic books.