The Abolitionist Decade, 1829–1838
A Year-by-Year History of Early Events in the Antislavery Movement
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The years between America’s founding and the cusp of the Civil War are often overlooked in discussions of America’s struggle over slavery. The conflagration that nearly destroyed the country did not ignite quickly, but was the culmination of a long-smoldering debate that saw significant developments in those intervening decades. In particular, the period from 1829 to 1838 witnessed the growth of the Abolitionist movement, begun by determined visionaries bent on bringing the evils of slavery to the forefront of America’s consciousness and ending a glaring injustice. Attacked by their opponents, scorned by both sides for their missionary zeal, often relegated to a footnote in history, the Abolitionists were key in shaping the argument over slavery and bringing America’s greatest internal struggle to its conclusion.
This examination of the Abolitionist movement presents a year-by-year outline of the period from 1829 to 1838, chronicling the growth of the Abolitionists as a social and political group. By giving an overview of other important occurrences each year, it depicts the movement in a broader context, cementing relationships between seemingly disparate elements of American history and giving the movement its full due in the struggle to end slavery.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Kevin C. Julius
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 281
Bibliographic Info: bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2004
pISBN: 978-0-7864-1946-3
eISBN: 978-0-7864-8375-4
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Preface ix
1. 1776–1828 1
2. 1829 39
3. 1830 55
4. 1831 69
5. 1832 86
6. 1833 104
7. 1834 126
8. 1835 133
9. 1836 167
10. 1837 201
11. 1838 224
Epilogue 239
Appendix 1: Influence of Slaveholding States on the Federal Government 241
Appendix 2: Emily West: The Yellow Rose of Texas 255
Select Bibliography 257
Index 261
Book Reviews & Awards
“solid…fascinating”—Erie Times-News.
