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This powerful narrative tells the triumphant story of the men and women who spent their lives and fortunes trying to abolish the institution of slavery in the United States.
The practice of African slavery has been described as the United States's most shameful sin. Undoing this practice was a long, complex struggle that lasted centuries and ultimately drove America to a bitter civil war.
After an introduction that places the United States's form of slavery into a global, historical perspective, author T. Adams Upchurch shows how an ancient custom evolved into the American South's peculiar institution. The gripping narrative will fascinate readers, while excerpts from primary documents provide glimpses into the minds of key abolitionists and proslavery apologists. The book's glossary, annotated bibliography, and chronology will be indispensable tools for readers researching and writing papers on slavery or abolitionists, making this text ideal for high school and college-level students.
Contents
Series Foreword
Introduction
Chronology of American Slavery and Abolitionism
ONE From Common Practice to Peculiar Institution: Slavery and Abolitionism to 1816
TWO The Emergence of a National Movement: 1816 to 1840
THREE Growing Pains of the Abolition Movement: 1840 to 1848
FOUR Slavery, Abolition, and the West: 1848 to 1856
FIVE Toward the Civil War: Slavery Meets Its Doom, 1856 to 1865
Biographical Profiles of Key Abolitionists
Primary Documents
Glossary
Annotated Bibliography
Index
About the Author
