Author: Richard D. SearsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
The Kentucky Abolitionists in the Midst of Slavery (1854-1864)
Author: Richard D. SearsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
The Day of Small Things
Author: Richard D. SearsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780819150448
Category : Abolitionists
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
The Anti-slavery Movement in Kentucky, Prior to 1850
Author: Asa Earl MartinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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The Abolitionists and the South, 1831-1861
Author: Stanley HarroldPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813187346
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Within the American antislavery movement, abolitionists were distinct from others in the movement in advocating, on the basis of moral principle, the immediate emancipation of slaves and equal rights for black people. Instead of focusing on the "immediatists" as products of northern culture, as many previous historians have done, Stanley Harrold examines their involvement with antislavery action in the South—particularly in the region that bordered the free states. How, he asks, did antislavery action in the South help shape abolitionist beliefs and policies in the period leading up to the Civil War? Harrold explores the interaction of northern abolitionist, southern white emancipators, and southern black liberators in fostering a continuing antislavery focus on the South, and integrates southern antislavery action into an understanding of abolitionist reform culture. He discusses the impact of abolitionist missionaries, who preached an antislavery gospel to the enslaved as well as to the free. Harrold also offers an assessment of the impact of such activities on the coming of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World
Author: Junius P. RodriguezPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317471806
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 986
Book Description
The struggle to abolish slavery is one of the grandest quests - and central themes - of modern history. These movements for freedom have taken many forms, from individual escapes, violent rebellions, and official proclamations to mass organizations, decisive social actions, and major wars. Every emancipation movement - whether in Europe, Africa, or the Americas - has profoundly transformed the country and society in which it existed. This unique A-Z encyclopedia examines every effort to end slavery in the United States and the transatlantic world. It focuses on massive, broad-based movements, as well as specific incidents, events, and developments, and pulls together in one place information previously available only in a wide variety of sources. While it centers on the United States, the set also includes authoritative accounts of emancipation and abolition in Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. "The Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition" provides definitive coverage of one of the most significant experiences in human history. It features primary source documents, maps, illustrations, cross-references, a comprehensive chronology and bibliography, and specialized indexes in each volume, and covers a wide range of individuals and the major themes and ideas that motivated them to confront and abolish slavery.
The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky
Author: Lowell H. HarrisonPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813157838
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
As one of only two states in the nation to still allow slavery by the time of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Kentucky's history of slavery runs deep. Based on extensive research, The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky focuses on two main antislavery movements that emerged in Kentucky during the early years of opposition. By 1820, Kentuckians such as Cassius Clay called for the emancipation of slaves -- a gradual end to slavery with compensation to owners. Others, such as Delia Webster, who smuggled three fugitive slaves across the Kentucky border to freedom in Ohio, advocated for abolition -- an immediate and uncompensated end to the institution. Neither movement was successful, yet the tenacious spirit of those who fought for what they believed contributes a proud chapter to Kentucky history.
A New History of Kentucky
Author: Lowell Hayes HarrisonPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813120089
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
"[B]rings the Commonwealth [of Kentucky] to life."-cover.
The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky
Author: Lowell Hayes HarrisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
One of only two states in the nation still sanctioning slavery by the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Kentucky has a long, troubled relationship with this "peculiar institution." As the practices of slavery varied widely across the state, so did antislavery proponents' suggestions for ending the institution. During the early years of opposition, proposals from the Kentucky Abolition Society and various religious groups were repeatedly ignored, and the slavery provisions of the 1792 article of the Kentucky constitution remained the law for over seventy years. Antislavery supporters continued their tireless work, however, and by 1820, two main groups had been formed. Some Kentuckians, such as James G. Birney and Cassius Clay, called for the emancipation of slaves, a gradual end of slavery with compensation to owners. Others, such as Delia Webster, who smuggled three fugitive slaves across the Kentucky border to freedom in Ohio, advocated the abolition of slavery, an immediate and uncompensated end to the institution. Ultimately, neither the emancipationist nor abolitionist movements were able to end slavery in Kentucky or significantly influence the national movement. Yet The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky celebrates the tenacious spirit of the men and women who fought for their principles and explores a pivotal era in Kentucky's history. Book jacket.
The Rise of Aggressive Abolitionism
Author: Stanley HarroldPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813184908
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
The American conflict over slavery reached a turning point in the early 1840s when three leading abolitionists presented provocative speeches that, for the first time, addressed the slaves directly rather than aiming rebukes at white owners. By forthrightly embracing the slaves as allies and exhorting them to take action, these three addresses pointed toward a more inclusive and aggressive antislavery effort. These addresses were particularly frightening to white slaveholders who were significantly in the minority of the population in some parts of low country Georgia and South Carolina. The Rise of Aggressive Abolitionism includes the full text of each address, as well as related documents, and presents a detailed study of their historical context, the reactions they provoked, and their lasting impact on U.S. history.
Slavery in Kentucky, 1792-1865
Author: Ivan Eugene McDouglePublisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description