George Fitzhugh (November 4, 1806 – July 30, 1881) was an American social theorist who published racial and slavery-based social theories in the pre-Civil War era.

Dec 22, 2021 · Fitzhugh was a bold and ambitious writer, not tempering his generalizations with qualifications or admitting the legitimacy of alternative arguments. He received national attention as a …

During an 1855 visit to Boston, Massachusetts and New Haven, Connecticut, Fitzhugh gave public lectures and engaged in lively debates with northern abolitionists on slavery. He remained convinced …

George Fitzhugh (1806-1881), American polemicist and pioneer sociologist, was a prominent defender of slavery. By his methods of debate he broke new ground for social analyses.

Apr 5, 2025 · Fitzhugh was a prominent American social theorist who popularized a political and social justification for Southern slavery.

George Fitzhugh, lawyer, planter, newspaperman, sociologist, was born in Virginia in 1806. He married in 1829, had nine children, and lived until the Civil War in his wife’s home in Port Royal, Virginia. …

Dec 21, 2024 · George Fitzhugh was a 19th-century American social theorist known for his controversial views on slavery and society. Born in 1806, Fitzhugh argued that slavery was a positive institution, …

George Fitzhugh was an American social theorist and pro-slavery advocate in the mid-19th century, known for his writings that argued in favor of slavery as a positive social good.

George Fitzhugh (November 4, 1806 – July 30, 1881) was an American social theorist who published racial and slavery-based social theories in the pre-Civil War era. He argued that the negro was "but a …

Still others claimed that slaves were necessary to maintain the progress of white society. George Fitzhugh was a Virginia lawyer and the author of two books and numerous articles advocating...