| Quakers and Their Allies in the Abolitionist Cause, 1754-1808 Contributor(s): Jackson, Maurice (Editor), Kozel, Susan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1848935412 ISBN-13: 9781848935419 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Slavery - History | Social History - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) |
| Dewey: 306.362 |
| Series: Perspectives on Early America |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.01 lbs) 206 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume explores the significant connections between the Quaker community and the abolitionist cause in America. The case studies that make up the collection mainly focus on the greater Philadelphia area, a hotbed of the abolitionist movement and the location of the first American abolition society founded in 1775. Despite the importance of Quakers to the abolitionist movement, their significance has been largely overlooked in the existing historiography. These studies will be of interest to scholars of slavery and abolition, religious history, Atlantic studies and American social and political history. |