Abolition Movement

232 Pages·2011·3.225 MB·English

by  T. Adams Upchurch

Abolition Movement
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Contents
Series Foreword, ix
Introduction, xi
Chronologyof American SlaveryandAbolitionism, xvii
ONE From Common Practice to Peculiar Institution:
Slavery and Abolitionism to 1816, 1
TWO The Emergence of a National Movement:
1816 to 1840, 21
THREE Growing Pains of the Abolition Movement:
1840 to 1848, 43
FOUR Slavery, Abolition, and the West: 1848 to 1856, 67
FIVE Toward the Civil War: Slavery Meets Its Doom,
1856 to 1865, 83
BiographicalProfiles of Key Abolitionists, 101
PrimaryDocuments, 125
Glossary, 143
AnnotatedBibliography, 149
Index, 179
About the Author, 195
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Series Foreword
THE LANDMARKS OF THE AMERICAN MOSAIC series comprises individual
volumes devoted to exploring an event or development central to
thiscountry’smulticulturalheritage.Thetopicsilluminatethestrug-
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and Asian Americans, from European contact through the turbulent
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Each book on a particular topic is a one-stop reference source.
The series formatincludes
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Introduction
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Chronology
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Narrative chapters that trace the evolution of the event or topic
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Biographicalprofilesof key figures
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Selectionof crucialprimary documents
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Glossary
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Bibliography
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Index
This landmark series promotes respect for cultural diversity and
supports the social studies curriculum by helping students under-
stand multicultural Americanhistory.
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