ISBN:
9780875804576
Language:
English
Pages:
XIII, 327 S.
,
Kt.
Series Statement:
Early American places
DDC:
305.80097709/034
Keywords:
Antislavery movements History 19th century
;
African Americans Legal status, laws, etc 19th century
;
History
;
African Americans Social conditions 19th century
;
Race discrimination Law and legislation 19th century
;
History
;
Northwest, Old Race relations 19th century
;
History
;
Northwest, Old History 1775-1865
;
USA
;
Rassismus
;
Rassendiskriminierung
;
Abolitionismus
;
Geschichte 1830-1870
Description / Table of Contents:
IntroductionActivist taproots : place, reform, and the quest for unity -- Scrubbing at the "bloody stain of oppression" : a human rights movement against unjust laws, 1830-1849 -- "Stand firm on the platform of truth" : freedom of assembly and local antislavery organizations in the Old Northwest -- "The palladium of our liberties" : freedom of the press in the Old Northwest, 1837-1848 -- "An odd place for navigation" : itinerant lecturers and freedom of speech, 1830-1849 -- Itinerant lecturers in a fracturing nation, 1850-1861 -- The potential for radical change : the turbulent 1850s, the Civil War, and resilient racism -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Old Northwest population statistics, 1800-1870.
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Activist taproots : place, reform, and the quest for unity -- Scrubbing at the "bloody stain of oppression" : a human rights movement against unjust laws, 1830-1849 -- "Stand firm on the platform of truth" : freedom of assembly and local antislavery organizations in the Old Northwest -- "The palladium of our liberties" : freedom of the press in the Old Northwest, 1837-1848 -- "An odd place for navigation" : itinerant lecturers and freedom of speech, 1830-1849 -- Itinerant lecturers in a fracturing nation, 1850-1861 -- The potential for radical change : the turbulent 1850s, the Civil War, and resilient racism -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Old Northwest population statistics, 1800-1870.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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