Owen Lovejoy, Abolitionist in Congress, Volume 10Rutgers University Press, 1967 - 493 pages |
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Page 55
... anti- slavery men increasingly saw the necessity for independent polit- ical action . In July , 1839 , five hundred delegates in a national antislavery meeting at Albany , New York , approved resolutions urging abolitionists to pledge ...
... anti- slavery men increasingly saw the necessity for independent polit- ical action . In July , 1839 , five hundred delegates in a national antislavery meeting at Albany , New York , approved resolutions urging abolitionists to pledge ...
Page 57
... antislavery as well as by proslavery people . Because he was uncompromising he inspired dedication in his abolitionist followers . His writings in The Liberator were respected and carefully read by opponents of slavery of varying views ...
... antislavery as well as by proslavery people . Because he was uncompromising he inspired dedication in his abolitionist followers . His writings in The Liberator were respected and carefully read by opponents of slavery of varying views ...
Page 59
... antislavery society and " men in the garb of the Christian ministry , " one writer complained , lost their footing and their perspective and voted for Harrison.8 When the cool dawn of self - appraisal woke them , the aboli- tionists saw ...
... antislavery society and " men in the garb of the Christian ministry , " one writer complained , lost their footing and their perspective and voted for Harrison.8 When the cool dawn of self - appraisal woke them , the aboli- tionists saw ...
Contents
The Murder of Elijah P Lovejoy | 3 |
Was I to Bewray the Wanderer? | 25 |
Renovate the State1840 to 1844 | 52 |
Copyright | |
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