For high school students and college undergraduates, Ferrell (history and American studies, U. of Mary Washington) traces the abolitionist movement from the early anti-slavery endeavors of the Quakers through the Civil War. She analyzes abolitionism during colonization and in the 1830s to 1860s, and discusses the efforts of churches, women, and blacks. Like the other volumes in the series, the book contains biographies of key figures such as Frederick Douglass and the Grimke sisters, primary source documents (such as articles of the Constitution, the Fugitive Slave Act, and the Emancipation Proclamation), and an annotated bibliography. Annotation #169;2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Series Foreword	vii
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
Chronology of Events	xvii
Chapter 1 Historical Overview	1
Chapter 2 "In Matters of Right and Equity": From Quakers to Revolution	7
Chapter 3 "Justice Is in One Scale, and Self-Preservation in the Other": Slavery and Anti-Slavery in the New Nation	23
Chapter 4 "Though the Heavens Should Fall": Abolitionism Takes Shape-The 1830s	41
Chapter 5 "Contrary to the Laws of God and the Rights of Man": Politics versus Spirituality-The 1840s	69
Chapter 6 "The Storm, the Whirlwind, and the Earthquake": From Politics and Violence to Freedom-The 1850s-1860s	87
Chapter 7 Concluding Interpretive Essay	111
Biographies: Personalities of the Abolitionist Movement	117
Primary Documents of Abolitionism	137
Annotated Bibliography	171
Index	195

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