American Abolitionists

ISBN-13: 9781138159310 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 194 str.

Stanley Harrold

Opis

This book, the latest in the Seminar Studies in History series, examines the movement to abolish slavery in the US, from the origins of the movement in the eighteenth century through to the Civil War and the abolition of slavery in 1865. Books in this Seminar Studies in History series bridge the gap between textbook and specialist survey and consists of a brief "Introduction" and/or "Background" to the subject, valuable in bringing the reader up-to-speed on the area being examined, followed by a substantial and authoritative section of "Analysis" focusing on the main themes and issues. There is a succinct "Assessment" of the subject, a generous selection of "Documents" and a detailed bibliography. Stanley Harrold provides an accessible introduction to the subject, synthesizing the enormous amount of literature on the topic. American Abolitionists explores "the roles of slaves and free blacks in the movement, the importance of empathy among antislavery whites for the suffering slaves, and the impact of abolitionism upon the sectional struggle between the North and the South." Within a basic chronological framework the author also considers more general themes such as black abolitionists, feminism, and anti-slavery violence. For readers interested in American history.

Spis treści

Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 The Abolitionists in American History; Part 2 Analysis; Chapter 2 Early Abolitionism; Chapter 3 The Rise of Immediatism; Chapter 4 Abolitionists and Gender; Chapter 5 Abolitionists and Race; Chapter 6 A More Aggressive Abolitionism; Chapter 7 Violent Abolitionism; Chapter 8 Abolitionists and Black Freedom; Part 3 Assessment; Chapter 9 Abolitionists and the Reform Tradition; Part 4 Documents; Chapter 10 Document 1 John Woolman Warns Slaveholders, 1762; Chapter 11 Document 2 Boston Slaves Petition Foe Feeedom, 1773; Chapter 12 Document 3 A Black Abolitionist Calls on Congress to Take Action Against Slavery, 1797; Chapter 13 Document 4 David Walker Calls on African Americans to Seek Freedom, 1829; Chapter 14 Document 5 William Lloyd Gaeeisom Begins the Liberator, 1831; Chapter 15 Document 6 Declaration of Sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1833; Chapter 16 Document 7 Lydia Maria Child on the Impact of Abolitionism on the South, 1833; Chapter 17 Document 8 Angelina Grimke Appeals to White Women of the South on Behalf of Emancipation, 1836; Chapter 18 Document 9 Elijah P. Lovejoy Advocates Defensive Violence, 1837; Chapter 19 Document 10 Gerrit Smith Calls on Slaves to Escape and on Abolitionists to Help Them, 1842; Chapter 20 Document 11 Henry Highland Garnet Calls on Slaves to Challenge Their Masters, 1843; Chapter 21 Document 12 Cassius M. Clay on the Sinfulness of Slavery, 1845; Chapter 22 Document 13 Gamaliel Bailey Introduces His National Era to a Southern White Audience, 1847; Chapter 23 Document 14 Frederick Douglass Comments on the First Women’s Rights Convention, 1848; Chapter 24 Document 15 Sojourner Truth on Women’s Rights, 1851; Chapter 25 Document 16 Franklim B. Sanborn Presents John Brown’s Violent Commitment to Equal Rights, 1857-59; Chapter 26 Document 17 Wendell Phillips Reflects on the Election of Abraham Lincoln, 1860; Chapter 27 Document 18 Frederick Douglass Urges Black Men to Enlist in a Union War for Emancipation, 1863;

O autorze

Stanley Harrold is Professor of History at South Carolina State University and author of The Abolitionists and the South.