Abolitionism : a very short introduction
Newman, Richard S.2018
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The abolitionist movement launched the global human rights struggle in the 18th and 19th centuries and redefined the meaning of equality throughout the Atlantic world. Even in the 21st century, it remains a touchstone of democratic activism - a timeless example of mobilizing against injustice. As famed black abolitionist Frederick Douglass commented in the 1890s, the antislavery struggle constituted a grand army of activists whose labors would cast a long shadow over American history. This introduction to the abolitionist movement, written by African American and abolition expert Richard Newman, highlights the key people, institutions, and events that shaped the antislavery struggle between the American Revolutionary and Civil War eras as well as the major themes that guide scholarly understandings of the antislavery struggle.
Main title:
Abolitionism : a very short introduction / Richard S. Newman.
Author:
Newman, Richard S., author
Imprint:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Collation:
176 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780190213220 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2242784
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olney Library | Adult non-fiction | 326.8097 NEW | Available |