Table of Contents

Series Forward
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chronology of Events
The Abolitionist Movement
Historical Overview
"In Matters of Right and Equity:" From Quakers to Revolution
"Justice is in One Scale and Self-Perservation in tne 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
Biographies: Personalities of the Abolitionist Movement
Primary Documents of Abolitionism
Annotated Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

This concise reference source on the struggle to end slavery in America includes illustrations, biographies, primary documents, and an annotated bibliography.

About the Author

CLAUDINE L. FERRELL is Associate Professor, History and American Studies, at Mary Washington College, and is the author of Reconstruction (Greenwood, 2003).

Reviews

For high school students and college undergraduates, Ferrell traces the abolitionist movement from the early anti-slavery endeavors of the Quakers through the Civil War. She analyzes abolitionism during colonization and in the 1830s to 1860s, and discusses the efforts of churches, women, and blacks. Like the other volumes in the series, the book contains biographies of key figures such as Frederick Douglass and the Grimk'e sisters, primary source documents (such as articles of the Constitution, the Fugitive Slave Act, and the Emancipation Proclamation), and an annotated bibliography.
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