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John Caldwell Calhoun (/ k æ l ˈ h uː n /; [1] March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
American statesman John C. Calhoun was one of the most prominent advocates of the "slavery as a positive good" viewpoint.. Slavery as a positive good in the United States was the prevailing view of Southern politicians and intellectuals just before the American Civil War, as opposed to seeing it as a crime against humanity or a necessary evil.
John C. Calhoun on the "concurrent majority" from his Disquisition (1850): If the whole community had the same interests, so that the interests of each and every ...
Articles relating to John C. Calhoun, Vice President of the United States (1782-1850, term 1825-1832) and his term in office. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
In U.S. politics, the Great Triumvirate (known also as the Immortal Trio) refers to a triumvirate of three statesmen who dominated American politics for much of the first half of the 19th century, namely Henry Clay of Kentucky, Daniel Webster of Massachusetts, and John C. Calhoun of South Carolina. [1]
The city of Charleston, S.C., began dismantling a 100-foot-tall statue of former vice president John C. Calhoun early Wednesday, a day after officials voted to bring it down. Where statues have ...
In 1935 when she was still in high school in Greensboro, North Carolina, Coit—like many people in the South at that time—venerated John C. Calhoun. In her eyes his life was heroic. [4] Calhoun was "a congressman and vice president under two presidents" [4] and "later a symbol of the lost cause of defending slavery."
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