Here, Huzzey explores the global continuities and complexities of anti-slavery as ideology and policy, bridging the end of the 'heroic' period of British anti-slavery and the dawn of the 20th century. The time span coincides with Victoria's long reign and the apogee of Great Bri…
After Britain abolished slavery throughout most of its empire in 1834, Victorians adopted a creed of "anti-slavery" as a vital part of their national identity and sense of moral superiority to other civilizations. The British government used diplomacy, pressure, and violence to …
Uncovering Black Heroes: Lesser-Known Stories of Liberty and Civil Rights is a series of stories regarding real people who are not so well known in the mainstream of American freedom and civil rights discussions. These people have made a difference by the events of their lives a…
From the Blurb: American abolitionists found little upon which to agree beyond the single goal of the emancipation of slaves. To underscore this diversity, Jane and William Pease have presented the biographies of ten reformers, demonstrating the diversity of goals, motives, life…
From the Blurb: American abolitionists found little upon which to agree beyond the single goal of the emancipation of slaves. To underscore this diversity, Jane and William Pease have presented the biographies of ten reformers, demonstrating the diversity of goals, motives, life…
The Abolitionist Movement: documents decoded
The Abolitionist Movement: documents decoded
The Abolitionist Movement: documents decoded
The Abolitionist Movement: documents decoded
This book presents primary sources pertaining to the American anti-slavery movement in the 18th and 19th centuries, presenting these firsthand sources alongside scholarly commentary to put them into context. Making use of such primary documents as pamphlets, articles, speeches, …