Standard-bearers of equality America's first abolition movement

Standard-bearers of equality : America's first abolition movement / Paul J. Polgar.

Author/creator	Polgar, Paul J.
Other author/creator	Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Williamsburg, Virginia : Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture ; Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Description	342 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Oxford UNC Press Titles
Subject(s)	Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery--History. New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and Protecting Such of Them as Have Been, or May Be Liberated--History. Antislavery movements--Middle Atlantic States --History --18th century. Antislavery movements--Middle Atlantic States --History --19th century. Free African Americans--Political activity. African Americans--Civil rights --History. United States--Race relations --History.

Portion of title	America's first abolition movement
Contents	The making of a movement : progress, problems, and the ambiguous origins of the abolitionist project -- The "just rights of freedom" : enforcing and expanding gradual emancipation -- Republicans of color : societal environmentalism and the quest for black citizenship -- "A well grounded hope" : sweeping away the cobwebs of prejudice -- "Unconquerable prejudice" and "alien enemies" : the roots and rise of the American Colonization Society -- A prudent alternative or a dangerous diversion? First movement abolitionists respond to colonization.
Abstract	"Paul Polgar recovers the racially inclusive vision of America's first abolition movement. In showcasing the activities of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, the New York Manumission Society, and their African American allies during the post-Revolutionary and early national eras, he unearths this coalition's comprehensive agenda for black freedom and equality"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2019027186
ISBN	9781469653938 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	(ebook)

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