Slavery and the meetinghouse :: the Quakers and the abolitionist dilemma, 1820-1865 /

In the years before the Civil War, the Society of Friends opposed the abolitionist campaign for an immediate end to slavery and considered abolitionists within the church as heterodox radicals seeking to destroy civil and religious liberty. This work reminds us of the difficulties facing reformers w...

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1. Verfasser: Jordan, Ryan P., 1977-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2007.
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Zusammenfassung:In the years before the Civil War, the Society of Friends opposed the abolitionist campaign for an immediate end to slavery and considered abolitionists within the church as heterodox radicals seeking to destroy civil and religious liberty. This work reminds us of the difficulties facing reformers who tried peacefully to end slavery.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 175 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253117090
0253117097

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