The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, Volume IV: From Disunionism to the Brink of War
1850-1860
The fiery editor of the Liberator helped shape the destiny of a divided nation rapidly moving toward war. His letters ring with denunciations of the Compromise of 1850 and the barbarous Fugitive Slave Act, a federal bill that not only sent runaway slaves hack to angry masters but threatened the liberty of all free blacks, Despite such provocation, Garrison was a proponent of nonresistance during this period, though he continued to advocate the emancipation of slaves. Garrison's writings also reflect the interests of his times. He engaged in lively correspondence with fellow countrymen Harriet Beecher Stowe, Wendell Phillips, Susan B. Anthon…
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Weitere Autoren: Ruchames, Louis (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-674-52663-1
- EAN: 9780674526631
- Produktnummer: 1675856
- Verlag: Harvard University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1976
- Seitenangabe: 776 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.6 cm x D0.0 cm 1'243 g
- Abbildungen: 9 halftones
- Gewicht: 1243
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
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