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Slavery, Civil War, and Salvation
During the Civil War, traditional history tells us, Afro-Christianity proved a strong force for slaves' perseverance and hope of deliverance. In Slavery, Civil War, and Salvation, …
American Slavery, Irish Freedom
Irish Americans who supported the movement for the repeal of the act of parliamentary union between Ireland and Great Britain during the early 1840s encountered controversy over …
Lewis Tappan and the Evangelical War against Slavery
Lewis Tappan (1788-1873), founder of the Journal of Commerce and the nation's first credit rating firm, is probably best known for his business accomplishments. His greatest …
Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom
In Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom, the distinguished scholar Stanley Engerman succinctly synthesizes current scholarship and addresses questions that are critical to …
The Complete Antislavery Writings of Anthony Benezet, 1754-1783
Pennsylvanian Quaker Anthony Benezet was one of the most important and prolific abolitionists of the eighteenth century. The first to combine religious and philosophical arguments …
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is the most important document of arguably the greatest president in U.S. history. Now, Edna Greene Medford, Frank J. Williams, and Harold Holzer -- …
The Gray and the Black
That the Confederacy in its waning days frantically turned to the idea of arming slaves has long been known by all close students of the Civil War. Yet the more explosive, if …
America's Reconstruction
One of the most misunderstood periods in American history, Reconstruction remains relevant today because its central issue - the role of the federal government in protecting …
Seeds of Insurrection
On a late September day in 1837, shortly after sunset, a group of six slaves marched into the small Cuban village of Güira de Melena, beating African drums and singing loudly. …
The Liberty Party, 1840-1848
In early 1840, abolitionists founded the Liberty Party as a political outlet for their antislavery beliefs. A mere eight years later, bolstered by the increasing slavery debate and …