Slavery in the United States of America Studied by a Select Group of Historians

Abstract

This study analyzes how six historians have approached slavery in the United States. It examines the work of Ulrich B. Phillips, who defended slavery using ethnocentric and racist arguments, contrasting it with more critical perspectives, such as that of Eugene D. Genovese, who interpreted it from a Marxist approach. Biases in traditional historiography are highlighted, emphasizing how racism influenced the perception of slavery in the Southern U.S.