Series |
Greenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900, 1538-442X Greenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900. ^A518917
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Contents |
"In matters of right and equity" : from Quakers to revolution -- "Justice is in one scale, and self-preservation in the other" : slavery and anti-slavery in the new nation -- "Though the heavens should fall" : abolitionism takes shape, the 1830s -- "Contrary to the laws of God and the rights of man" : politics versus spirituality, the 1840s -- "The storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake" : from politics and violence to freedom, the 1850s-1860s -- Concluding interpretative essay. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-193) and index. |
LCCN | 2005020915 |
ISBN | 0313331804 (alk. paper) |
ISBN | 9780313331800 (alk. paper) |