Published 1999
by Garland in New York .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
| Statement | edited with introductions by John R. McKivigan. |
| Series | The American abolitionist movement ;, 2 |
| Contributions | McKivigan, John R., 1949- |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | E449 .A1534 1999 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. cm. |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL49242M |
| ISBN 10 | 0815331061 |
| LC Control Number | 99052003 |
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American Abolitionism and Religion. Bertram Wyatt-Brown Professor Emeritus, University of Florida, and Visiting Scholar, Johns Hopkins University ©National Humanities Center. Students reading about the coming of the Civil War will find the topic of religion and abolition more interesting than they imagined. Essays and letters that helped break fetters. Penned by the first Englishwoman known to have earned a living through her writing (Aphra Behn), Oroonoko; or, The Royal Slave was published in , at which time, in the nascent years of abolitionism, it was viewed as a progressive antislavery text. The novel follows an African prince as he is tricked into slavery by “civilized” English slave. Particularly troubling to some observers was the public engagement of women as abolitionist speakers and activists. Fearful of disunion and outraged by the interracial nature of abolitionism, northern mobs smashed abolitionist printing presses and even killed a prominent antislavery newspaper editor named Elijah Lovejoy. Book Awards Book Club Selections Books by Author Books by Series Coming Soon Kids' Books New Releases Teens' Books This Month's Biggest New Releases Subjects Biography Business Cookbooks, Food & Wine Current Affairs & Politics Diet, Health & Fitness Fiction Graphic Novels & Comics History Mystery & Crime Religion Romance Sci-Fi & Fantasy Self.
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