Historians have contrasted views of American democracy with the coexistence of civic, racial, and religious forms of nationalism. The relationship between American capitalism and slavery has been fundamental to American historiography, including the enduring aspiration to make formerly enslaved people full and equal citizens under the protection of the law. The history of America’s political orders offers new keys to understanding the present.

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