Abolitionism: A Very Short Introduction

by Richard S. Newman Narrated by Janina Edwards

Overview

From early slave rebels to radical reformers of the Civil War era and beyond, the struggle to end slavery was a diverse, dynamic, and ramifying social movement. In this succinct narrative, Richard S. Newman examines the key people, themes, and ideas that animated abolitionism in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-centuries in the United States and internationally. Filled with portraits of key abolitionists-including Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Anthony Benezet, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Elizabeth Heyrick, Richard Allen, and Angelina Grimké-the book highlights abolitionists' focus on social and political action. From the Underground Railroad and legal aid for oppressed people to legislative lobbying and military service, abolitionists employed every conceivable means to attack slavery and racial injustice. Their collective struggles helped bring down slavery-the most powerful economic and political institution of the age-across the Atlantic world and inspired generations of reformers.



Sharply written and highly engrossing, Abolitionism: A Very Short Introduction offers an inspiring portrait of the men and women who dedicated their lives to fighting racial oppression.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"Newman's book offers a rigorous and engaging account of the movement that is digestible in a single sitting. As valuable as it is as an introductory text for readers new to the topic, its varied insights and anecdotes will also enlighten scholars more deeply invested in this history." — Margot Minardi, The American Historical Review

"Richard Newman's Abolitionism: A Very Short Introduction is a concise and well-written text that pulls apart the complexity of the abolitionist movement and renders it understandable and engaging to all readers."— Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Rutgers University

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171013851
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	09/04/2018
Edition description:	Unabridged

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