Project Gutenberg 2014-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 421 Dabney, Robert Lewis 1820 1898 Dabney, R. L. (Robert Lewis) 10034643 A Defence of Virginia And Through Her, of the South, in Recent and Pending Contests Against the Sectional Party Produced by Katie Hernandez, Jason Isbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Defence of Virginia" by Robert Lewis Dabney is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a justification for the institution of slavery and the Southern cause during and after the American Civil War, arguing that the principles of slavery are both moral and historically valid. Dabney presents a defense of Virginia and through it, the Southern states, against what he perceives as a misrepresentation by abolitionists and their sympathizers. The opening of the text introduces the author's intent to defend Virginia, whom he views as slandered by the Northern anti-slavery sentiments that emerged during and after the Civil War. Dabney critiques the moral and social judgments placed upon Southern slavery, asserting that such judgments are rooted in a misunderstanding of history and human rights. He emphasizes that while other nations and regions continued the practice of slavery, the Southern states were unfairly targeted for disdain. Dabney sets the tone for a thorough examination of the ethical and scriptural justifications for slavery, asserting the need for a historical perspective that acknowledges Virginia's significance and the complexities surrounding the institution of slavery in America. This summary covers only the opening portion of the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Slavery -- United States -- History Slavery -- United States Slavery -- Justification Slavery -- Virginia E300 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious 676601 2025-06-19T06:56:58.265776 text/html 659468 2024-10-24T12:22:33 text/html 269910 2025-06-19T06:57:06.117749 application/epub+zip 274909 2025-06-19T06:56:59.426774 application/epub+zip 273362 2025-06-19T06:56:58.831765 application/epub+zip 476785 2025-06-19T06:57:11.442767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431484 2025-06-19T06:57:05.502741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430688 2022-09-21T14:17:45.412636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620489 2025-06-19T06:56:57.532817 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 600552 2024-10-24T12:22:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17571 2025-06-19T06:57:11.590708 application/rdf+xml 10868 2025-06-19T06:56:58.940813 image/jpeg 2402 2025-06-19T06:56:58.887755 image/jpeg 248782 2025-06-19T06:56:58.325787 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 en.wikipedia