Till the dark angel comes
Subtitle: abolitionism and the road to the second American Revolution
By: William S. King
Publisher: Westholme Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Yardley, Pennsylvania
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781594162381
Subjects: African American abolitionists; Abolitionists; Underground Railroad; Fugitive slaves; Legal status, laws; History
Description: King provides a critical introduction to the lead-up to the Civil War.  Seamlessly he weaves multiple and seemingly disparate threads, including early nineteenth-century Revivalism, the emergence of the Republic of Texas, the fugitive slave laws--and even an explosion aboard the U.S.S. Princeton in 1844--to explain how the opposition to slavery in America changed from producing speeches and pamphlets to embracing the reality that slavery could be eradicated only through arms.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.