American Abolitionists

by Harrold; Stanley

• ISBN13: 9780582357389
• ISBN10: 0582357381
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2001-02-16
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book, the latest in the Seminar Studies in History series, examines the movement to abolish slavery in the US, from the origins of the movement in the eighteenth century through to the Civil War and the abolition of slavery in 1865. Books in this Seminar Studies in History series bridge the gap between textbook and specialist survey and consists of a brief "Introduction" and/or "Background" to the subject, valuable in bringing the reader up-to-speed on the area being examined, followed by a substantial and authoritative section of "Analysis" focusing on the main themes and issues. There is a succinct "Assessment" of the subject, a generous selection of "Documents" and a detailed bibliography. Stanley Harrold provides an accessible introduction to the subject, synthesizing the enormous amount of literature on the topic.American Abolitionistsexplores "the roles of slaves and free blacks in the movement, the importance of empathy among antislavery whites for the suffering slaves, and the impact of abolitionism upon the sectional struggle between the North and the South". Within a basic chronological framework the author also considers more general themes such as black abolitionists, feminism, and anti-slavery violence.For readers interested in American history.

Author Biography

Stanley Harrold is Professor of History at South Carolina State University

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Series	ix
Note on Referencing System	x
List of Abbreviations	xi
Publisher's Acknowledgements	xii
Author's Acknowledgements	xii
Map	xiv
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION	1	(10)
The Abolitionists in American History	3	(8)
Who Were the Abolitionists?	4	(1)
Changing Interpretations	5	(2)
New Directions	7	(4)
PART TWO: ANALYSIS	11	(86)
Early Abolitionism	13	(12)
American Slavery	13	(3)
Africans, African Americans, and Quakers	16	(2)
Abolitionism during the Revolutionary Era	18	(3)
Reaction and Rebellion	21	(4)
The Rise of Immediatism	25	(14)
Colonization	25	(1)
Black Abolitionist Violence	26	(2)
The Market Revolution and Evangelicalism	28	(2)
The Benevolent Empire	30	(1)
William Lloyd Garrison	31	(1)
The American Anti-Slavery Society	32	(3)
The Break-up of the AASS	35	(4)
Abolitionists and Gender	39	(12)
Women and Antislavery before the Formation of the AASS	39	(2)
Separate Spheres and Immediatism	41	(3)
Abolitionist Masculinity	44	(2)
Abolitionism and Feminism	46	(5)
Abolitionists and Race	51	(10)
The Antebellum Debate over Race	51	(2)
A Search for Common Humanity	53	(1)
Limits of Biracialism	54	(2)
Black Abolitionists and Race	56	(3)
Persistence of Biracialism	59	(2)
A More Aggressive Abolitionism	61	(12)
The Struggle against the Slave Power	62	(1)
The Role of Slave Uncrest	63	(1)
The Liberty Party	64	(1)
Aims of the Liberty Party	65	(2)
The Underground Railroad	67	(2)
Political Abolitionists in the Border South	69	(1)
Antislavery Missionaries in the Upper South	70	(1)
The Southern Reaction	71	(2)
Violent Abolitionism	73	(11)
Nonviolent Abolitionism	74	(1)
The Impact of Slave Rebels	75	(1)
Defensive Violence	76	(2)
Violence on the Underground Railroad	78	(1)
Resistance to the Fugitive Slave Laws	79	(2)
The Impact of Kansas	81	(1)
Abolitionists Call for Slave Revolt	82	(2)
Abolitionists and Black Freedom	84	(13)
The Sectional Conflict during the 1850s	84	(3)
John Brown's Raid	87	(2)
The Civil War Years	89	(5)
A Flawed Victory	94	(3)
PART THREE: ASSESSENT	97	(8)
Abolitionists and The Reform Tradition	99	(6)
PART FOUR: DOCUMENTS	105	(30)
Chronology	135	(2)
Glossary	137	(3)
Who's Who	140	(7)
Bibliography	147	(12)
Index	159