The rise of aggressive abolitionism
Subtitle: addresses to the slaves
By: Stanley Harrold.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Lexington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Slave insurrections -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; Violence -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources; Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources; Slave insurrections -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources; Violence -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources; Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Genres: Sources.
Description: "The Rise of Aggressive Abolitionism includes the full texts of the Addresses and those of two related documents. It provides a detailed analysis of their historical context, the reactions they provoked, and their lasting impact on antebellum America. In the first book devoted to the topic, Harrold details the emergence of an aggressive anti-slavery movement that led to the Civil War and, ultimately, to emancipation."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-238) and index.