Project Gutenberg 2010-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 110 Holcombe, William H. (William Henry) 1825 1893 Holcombe, William Henry Holcombe, W. H. (William Henry) 12004690 The Alternative: A Separate Nationality; or, The Africanization of the South Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Alternative: A Separate Nationality; or, The Africanization of the South" by Wm. H. Holcombe, M.D. is a historical account written in the early 1860s. The book delves into the contentious debates surrounding slavery in the United States, particularly focusing on Southern perspectives amidst rising abolitionist sentiments in the North. Holcombe presents a defense of slavery as a necessary institution for both economic and moral reasons, arguing that it is essential for the Southern way of life and for the alleged upliftment of African people. In this treatise, Holcombe outlines what he perceives as an inevitable divide between Northern and Southern states, framing the struggle as one between the survival of slavery and the "Africanization" of the South. He argues that the abolition of slavery would not only lead to social and economic collapse in the South but also to a devastating loss of identity for the Southern states. Holcombe calls for Southern unity in the face of Northern aggression and maintains that the South must either establish a separate nation or face destruction. Throughout the work, he attempts to frame this division as a natural and providential outcome of differing cultural and racial ideologies, solidifying his pro-slavery stance against the tide of abolitionist thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33696/33696-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 57.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Slavery -- United States United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861 Secession E300 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 57054 2025-08-13T14:00:41.206755 text/html 52982 2010-09-10T07:55:14 text/html 79223 2025-08-13T14:00:42.873791 application/epub+zip 77783 2025-08-13T14:00:41.547777 application/epub+zip 77783 2025-08-13T14:00:41.345764 application/epub+zip 113162 2025-08-13T14:00:44.044782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104060 2025-08-13T14:00:42.678767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104174 2022-09-15T11:15:54.589291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50066 2025-08-13T14:00:41.112757 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49919 2010-09-10T07:55:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19274 2025-08-13T14:00:44.194741 application/rdf+xml 20251 2025-08-13T14:00:41.436764 image/jpeg 3122 2025-08-13T14:00:41.403794 image/jpeg 76052 2010-09-10T07:55:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 19225 2010-09-10T07:55:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 84184 2025-08-13T14:00:41.214791 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog