Mudsill theory is the proposition that there must be, and always has been, a lower class or underclass for the upper classes and the rest of society to...
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Slavery as a positive good in the United States (section James Henry Hammond and the mudsill theory)
the metaphor of a mudsill theory being that the lowest threshold (mudsill) supports the foundation for a building. The theory was used by Hammond to justify...
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Senator James Henry Hammond of South Carolina gave a speech advancing the Mudsill theory, arguing that slavery was justified because civilization required a...
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own conjecture as fact.[unreliable source?] American Civil War portal Mudsill theory South Carolina Declaration of Secession ""Cornerstone" Speech". Teaching...
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the concept of a master status is controversial. Status characteristics theory argues members of a task group will listen to whomever they believe will...
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nowhere accredited dogma of Mr. Jefferson that 'all men are born equal.'" Mudsill theory Pro-slavery thought 21st Rule, 1836 House of Representatives anti-abolition...
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Theories Elite theory Gilbert model Marxian Mudsill theory New class Spoon class theory Weberian (three-component) Related​ topics Caste Chattering classes...
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Elite (category Elite theory)
In political and sociological theory, the elite (French: Ă©lite, from Latin: eligere, to select or to sort out) are a small group of powerful people who...
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property creates inequality through the property's value. Even though his theory predicted if there were no private property then there would be wide spread...
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In a speech to the Senate on March 4, 1858, Hammond developed his "Mudsill Theory", defending his view on slavery by stating: "Such a class you must have...
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