A Reinterpretation of the Missouri Controversy at 200

• In Event: The Missouri Controversy at 200: Revisiting the Crisis and Its Legacy

Brief Overview

This paper reinterprets the Missouri Controversy, highlighting in particular the emergence of "antislavery extensionists": those who favored extension as a way to gradually abolish the institution.

Author

• Forrest Nabors, University of Alaska, Anchorage