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Books on: abolitionists

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The Abolitionists: A Collection of Their Writings

Book by Louis Ruchames; G. P. Putnams Sons, 1963

Subjects:

Abolitionists--United States, Antislavery Movements--United States, Slavery--United States

Collections: History, Entire Library

THE ABOLITIONISTS A Collection of Their Writings...93 William Jay Denies That Abolitionists Are Fanatics 96...103 The Abolitionists Encourage Anti-Slavery Efforts...
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The Antislavery Rank and File: A Social Profile of the Abolitionists' Constituency

Book by Edward Magdol; Greenwood Press, 1986

Subjects:

Abolitionists--United States, Antislavery Movements--United States

Collections: History, Entire Library

...File A SOCIAL PROFILE OF THE ABOLITIONISTS CONSTITUENCY Edward Magdol CONTRIBUTIONS...Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Abolitionists-- United States. 2. Slavery-- United...Abolitionist Petitioners and Anti-Abolitionists 87...
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Abolition's Public Sphere

Book by Robert Fanuzzi; University of Minnesota Press, 2003

Subjects:

Abolitionists--United States--History--19th Century, Antislavery Movements--United States--History--19th Century, Antislavery Movements--United States--Public Opinion, Antislavery Movements--United States--Public Relations, Material Culture--United States--History--19th Century, Political Culture--United States--History--19th Century, Protest Literature, American--History And Criticism, Public Opinion--United States--History--19th Century, Publicity--History--19th Century

Collections: History, Entire Library

...opinion-United States-History-19th century. 6. Abolitionists- United States-History-l9th century...When the first national gathering of abolitionists did occur in 1833, he wrote a Declaration...With this ambition, New England abolitionists betrayed the frankly utopian scale...
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Gamaliel Bailey and Antislavery Union

Book by Stanley Harrold; Kent State University Press, 1986

Subjects:

Abolitionists--United States--Biography, Antislavery Movements--United States, Bailey, Gamaliel--1807-1859, United States--Politics And Government--1815-1861

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Bailey, Gamaliel, 1807-1859. 2. Abolitionists-- United States--Biography. 3. Slavery...more radical and better remembered abolitionists as William Lloyd Garrison and Gerrit...serious debate concerning the impact of abolitionists on the antebellum sectional struggle...
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The Black Abolitionist Papers - Vol. 1

Book by C. Peter Ripley; University of North Carolina Press, 1985

Subjects:

Abolitionists--History--19th Century--Sources, African American Abolitionists--History--19th Century--Sources, African Americans--History--To 1863--Sources, Antislavery Movements--United States--Sources

Collections: History, Entire Library

This set is a three volume set about slavery and its history; anti-slavery movements; abolitionists; this set starts from the year 1830 and the last volume ends in the year 1865.The Black Abolitionist Papers Project began in 1976 with the mission to collect and publish the documentary record of ...
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This set is a three volume set about slavery and its history; anti-slavery movements; abolitionists; this set starts from the year 1830 and the last volume ends in the year 1865.The Black Abolitionist Papers Project began in 1976 with the mission to collect and publish the documentary record of black Americans involved in the movement to end slavery in the United States from 1830 to 1865. - From the Editorial note.
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Journal Articles on: abolitionists

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American Abolitionists

Journal article by Shirley J. Portwood; The Historian, Vol. 66, 2004

Subjects:

American Abolitionists (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

American Abolitionists. by Shirley J. Portwood American Abolitionists. By Stanley Harrold. (New York: Longman, 2001...The author of this study looks at American abolitionists as "contentious, dedicated, often inconsistent...
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The Black Hearts of Men: Radical Abolitionists and the Transformation of Race

Journal article by Gary B. Nash; African American Review, Vol. 36, 2002

Subjects:

The Black Hearts of Men: Radical Abolitionists and the Transformation of Race (Book)

Collections: Entire Library

The Black Hearts of Men: Radical Abolitionists and the Transformation of Race...Stauffer. The Black Hearts of Men: Radical Abolitionists and the Transformation of Race. Cambridge...Abolitionist Vanguard: New Essays on the Abolitionists Princeton UP, 19651) challenged the...
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The Black Hearts of Men: Radical Abolitionists and the Transformation of Race

Journal article by Stanley Harrold; The Historian, Vol. 66, 2004

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, The Black Hearts of Men: Radical Abolitionists and the Transformation of Race (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

The Black Hearts of Men: Radical Abolitionists and the Transformation of Race...The Black Hearts of Men: Radical Abolitionists and the Transformation of Race. By...x, 367. $29.95.) Because American abolitionists addressed issues of race, gender, and...
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Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa

Journal article by Penelope Campbell; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 67, 2001

Subjects:

Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa (Book), Book reviews, Books--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa. by Penelope Campbell Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West...with the old political morality" (p. 10). The title, Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of West Africa...
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Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa

Journal article by Amos J. Beyan; The Historian, Vol. 63, 2001

Subjects:

Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa (Book)--Reviews, Books--Reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa by Amos J. Beyan Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa. By Lamin Sanneh. (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University...

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Magazine Articles on: abolitionists

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Lincoln and the Abolitionists

Magazine article by Allen C. Guelzo; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 24, Autumn 2000

Subjects:

Abolitionists--History, Lincoln, Abraham--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Slavery--History, United States history--Civil War, 1861-1865, United States--History

Collections: Entire Library

Lincoln and the Abolitionists. by Allen C. Guelzo...Great Emancipator, yet ardent abolitionists of his day such as William Lloyd...president eventually achieved the abolitionists most cherished dream, says biographer...
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UCC Official: 'Amistad' Distorts Abolitionists

Magazine article; The Christian Century, Vol. 115, January 7, 1998

Subjects:

Abolitionists--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Amistad (Motion picture)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

UCC official: Amistad distorts abolitionists Steven Spielbergs Amistad has...credit to the role played by Christian abolitionists in the real-life drama on which the...movie "often misrepresents Christian abolitionists as arrogant or self-serving." In...
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The New Abolitionists

Magazine article; The Christian Century, Vol. 114, January 15, 1997

Subjects:

Abolitionist Leadership Council--Political activity, Abolitionists--Political activity, Africa--Social aspects, Slave trade--Africa, Slavery--Anti-slavery movements

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

The new abolitionists A COALITION of modern-day abolitionists and church leaders has called on the U.S. government-to help end the buying and selling of Africans in a thriving chattel slavery market. At a mid-December press conference...
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Battle for the Bible: The Impasse over Slavery: While Abolitionists Appealed to the Spirit of the Bible, Proslavery Scholars Could Cite Chapter and Verse

Magazine article by Mark Noll; The Christian Century, Vol. 123, May 2, 2006

Subjects:

Slavery--Religious aspects, Theologians--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Bible: The Impasse over Slavery: While Abolitionists Appealed to the Spirit of the Bible...revealing statement of his own reasoning: "Abolitionists take their stand upon the New Testament...republicanism was repeated regularly by abolitionists. But this use of the Bible almost never...
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The Man Who Ended Slavery: Slandered by Craven Abolitionists as Unhinged, John Brown Was in Fact an Eloquent, Cool-Headed Tactician Who Succeeded in His Long-Range Plan: Launching a Civil War

Magazine article by Christopher Hitchens; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 295, May 2005

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, John Brown Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...Ended Slavery: Slandered by Craven Abolitionists as Unhinged, John Brown Was in Fact...secession or separation first arose among abolitionists confronted with this monstrous imposition...at once distinguished him from most abolitionists, who preferred to act "for" the slaves...

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Newspaper Articles on: abolitionists

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Uprisings by Slaves Bring Harsh Responses; Tough Virginia Legislation Targets Abolitionists, Too

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 14, 2007

Subjects:

Slavery

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Bring Harsh Responses; Tough Virginia Legislation Targets Abolitionists, Too. Byline: Paul N. Herbert, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON...percent of the entire population. It was at a time when abolitionists were gaining ground and the fervor on both sides of the...
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Abolitionist's Name Rejected for New School

Newspaper article by Shrona Foreman Sheppard; The Washington Times, April 29, 1998

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Abolitionists name rejected for new school by Shrona Foreman Sheppard LEESBURG, Va. - After heated debate, the Loudoun County School...
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'Grace' CDs Tell Abolitionists' Stories

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 26, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Grace CDs Tell Abolitionists Stories. Byline: Kate Tsubata, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Home-schoolers may wish to use unusual methods to pursue their...
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My Fight for Wilberforce; Amazing Grace Tells the Story of the Men Who Battled to Abolish Britain's Slave Trade. Its Writer, Steven Knight, Who Was Oscar-Nominated for Dirty Pretty Things, Explains Why Its Message Is More Relevant Than Ever

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 8, 2007

Subjects:

Slavery--Political aspects, Wilberforce, William--Political activity

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...why tell the story of the British abolitionists rather than of the slaves themselves...were many battles fought by slaves and abolitionists, and this years 200th anniversary of...House, no change would come. When the abolitionists gathered together their hundreds of...
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Lawmakers, Black Clergy Focus on Sudan Rights

Newspaper article by Larry Witham; The Washington Times, May 24, 2000

Subjects:

Sudan

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...on Sudan rights by Larry Witham Black clergy and U.S. lawmakers yesterday took on the mantle of modern-day abolitionists in opening an 18-day campaign to focus Americans on slavery and religious persecution in Sudan. The clergy walked from...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: abolitionists

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Abolitionists

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

ABOLITIONISTS in U.S. history, particularly in the three decades...agitated for the compulsory emancipation of the slaves. Abolitionists are distinguished from free-soilers, who opposed the...abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. The abolitionists were at first widely denounced and abused. Mobs attacked...
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Underground Railroad

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...was run by local groups of Northern abolitionists , both white and free blacks. The metaphor...spontaneously offered and came not only from abolitionists or self-styled members of the Underground...although for different reasons. The abolitionists used the Underground Railroad as a...
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Antislavery Movement

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

ANTISLAVERY MOVEMENT see slavery ; abolitionists . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.
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Liberty Party

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...LIBERTY PARTY in U.S. history, an antislavery political organization founded in 1840. It was formed by those abolitionists , under the leadership of James G. Birney and Gerrit Smith , who repudiated William Lloyd Garrisons nonpolitical...
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Emancipation Proclamation

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...edict freeing the slaves despite the insistent urgings of abolitionists. Believing that the war was being fought solely to preserve...the British. At home it was duly hailed by the radical abolitionists, but it cost Lincoln the support of many conservatives and...

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