Oberlin, hotbed of abolitionism : college, community, and the fight for freedom and equality in antebellum America / J. Brent Morris.

Author/creator Morris, J. Brent
Format Book
PublicationChapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2014.
Descriptionxiii, 332 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Antislavery movements--Ohio. --Oberlin. --History. --19th century.
Abolitionists--Ohio. --Oberlin. --History. --19th century.
Oberlin (Ohio)--History. --19th century.

Contents Introduction: facts are sometimes stranger than fiction -- To save the godless west: revivalism, abolition, and the founding of Oberlin -- The worthies of Oberlin: antislavery expansion in the late 1830s -- A city upon a hill: utopian Oberlin -- A hotbed of abolitionism -- All the truly wise or truly pious have the same end in view: Oberlin and abolitionist schism -- The tyrant's grapple by our vote, we'll loosen from our brother's throat: Oberlin, free soil, and the fight for equal rights -- We must watch and improve this tide: Oberlin confronts the slave power, 1850-1858 -- That railroad center at which all branches converged: Oberlin and the underground railroad -- This drama of genuine manhood and courage: Oberlin and the fight for freedom -- Epilogue: be not conformed to this world.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014002680
ISBN9781469618272 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1469618273 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks F499 .O2 M67 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold