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xv, 206 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
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The Bedford series in history and culture |
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Bedford series in history and culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198) and index. |
| Contents |
PART ONE: Introduction: William Lloyd Garrison and the fight against slavery. "I could bring them to reason": Garrison in 1835 and 1863 -- Beginning The Liberator -- From colonization to "immediate" abolition -- Abolition, politics, and violent means -- Slavery: the historical record -- Morality versus politics: strategies for abolition -- Garrison's punitive style: the language of abolition -- Garrison, Douglass, and racial prejudice; Endings: Garrison in 1865 and after -- -- PART TWO: The documents. 1. Address to the American Colonization Society, July 4, 1829 -- 1831-1840: the first decade of The Liberator: arguments for abolition -- 2. "To the Public," January 1, 1831 -- 3. "Working Men," January 1, 1831 -- 4. "Truisms," January 8. 1831 -- 5."Walker's Appeal," January 8, 1831 -- 6. "Removal to Texas," January 22, 1831 -- 7. "We present our patrons ...," April 23, 1831 -- 8. "The Insurrection," September 3, 1831 -- 9. "Guilt of New-England," January 7, 1832 -- 10. On the Constitution and the Union, December 29, 1832 -- 11. "Declaration of the National Anti-Slavery Convention," December 14, 1833 -- 12. The Progress of Antislavery, January 23, 1836 -- 13. "Rights of Woman," January 12, 1838 -- 14. "Declaration of Sentiments Adopted by the Peace Convention," September 28, 1838 -- 15. "Abolition at the Ballot-Box," June 28, 1839 -- 1841-1850: "No union with slaveholders!" -- 16. On Frederick Douglass, July 1, 1842 -- 17. "Address to the Slaves of the United States," June 2, 1843 -- 18. "The American Union," January 10, 1845 -- 19. "American Colorphobia," June 11, 1847 -- 20. Mob Attack on Douglass, August 20, 1847 -- 21. The Death of President Polk, June 22, 1849 -- 22. John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, and the Compromise of 1850, March 15, 1850 -- 1851-1860: Decade of crisis: the coming of the Civil War -- 23. Review of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, March 26, 1852 -- 24. Women's Rights, October 28, 1853 -- 25. Uncle Tom's Cabin Reconsidered, December 23, 1853 -- 26. The Bible and Women's Rights, January 12, 1855 -- 27. Disunion, June 15, 1855 -- 28. "The 'Infidelity' of Abolitionism," December 21, 1855 -- 29. "Southern Degradation," September 19, 1856 -- 30. Dred Scott and Disunion, March 12, 1858 -- 31. "Depravity of the American Press," September 17, 1858 -- 32. "The Tragedy at Harper's Ferry," October 28, 1859 -- 33. John Brown and the Principle of Nonresistance, December 16, 1859 -- 34. Antislavery Progress, November 9, 1860 -- 35. "Southern Desperation," November 16, 1860 -- 1861-1865: the final phase of The Liberator: Garrison and Lincoln -- 36. "The War -- Its Cause and Cure," May 3, 1861 -- 37. "Why a Prolonged War," January 30, 1863 -- Defense of Lincoln, May 20, 1864 -- 39. "The Late Presidential Struggle," November 18, 1864 -- 40. The Death of Slavery, February 10, 1865 -- 41. "Valedictory: The last Number of The Liberator," December 29, 1865. |
| Summary |
"William Lloyd Garrison and the Fight against Slavery: Selections from The Liberator provides a substantial and wide-ranging selection of writings from The Liberator, the antislavery newspaper founded in 1831 by the preeminent abolitionist of his day, William Lloyd Garrison. The 41 selections offer the opportunity to read and analyze, firsthand, a broad spectrum of Garrison's writings on issues related to slavery. An extensive introductory essay provides historical background on slavery and abolitionism in America as well as a compelling narrative of the events in Garrison's career. Also included are questions to consider when reading Garrison's writings; illustrations, including photographs of Garrison and other famous abolitionists; a chronology of Garrison's life; and a bibliography and index."--Jacket. |
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Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879.
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Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 (OCoLC)fst00053453
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Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Abolitionists. (OCoLC)fst00794478
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Antislavery movements. (OCoLC)fst00810800
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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| Added Author |
Cain, William E., 1952-
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| Added Title |
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
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| ISBN |
0312122454 (hardcover) |
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9780312122454 (hardcover) |
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0312103867 (pbk.) |
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9780312103866 (pbk.) |
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