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Revolutionary Emancipation: Slavery and Abolitionism in the British West Indies by Claudius K. Fergus (review)

505 [James] Madison’s actions concerning several controversies in their own time” (p. 170). There are only minor quibbles to be had with the work. For example, some of the deeper contradictions in Jefferson’s thought are barely examined, such as how to square his intense anticlericalism with his commitment to natural rights. At times, Jefferson sought to impose restrictions on the clergy on account of religion, seemingly violating the rights he supported. Yet, Ragosta accurately captures the essential nature of the Jeffersonian vision and provides a subtle interpretation of Jefferson’s actions in their political context. More importantly, he makes a convincing case that Jefferson’s strict separationist thought was, and should remain, at the center of the First Amendment. The work thus represents a valuable contribution to the field.