Race and rights fighting slavery and prejudice in the Old Northwest, 1830-1870 / Dana Elizabeth Weiner.

Author/creator Weiner, Dana Elizabeth
Format Electronic
Publication InfoDeKalb : NIU Press, [2013]
Descriptionxiii, 327 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Antislavery movements--Northwest, Old. --History. --19th century.
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. --Northwest, Old. --History. --19th century.
African Americans--Northwest, Old. --Social conditions. --19th century.
Race discrimination--Law and legislation. --Northwest, Old. --History. --19th century.
Northwest, Old--Race relations. --History. --19th century.
Northwest, Old--History. --1775-1865.

Contents Introduction -- Activist taproots : place, reform, and the quest for unity -- Scrubbing at the "bloody stain of oppression" : a human rights movement against unjust laws, 1830-1849 -- "Stand firm on the platform of truth" : freedom of assembly and local antislavery organizations in the Old Northwest -- "The palladium of our liberties" : freedom of the press in the Old Northwest, 1837-1848 -- "An odd place for navigation" : itinerant lecturers and freedom of speech, 1830-1849 -- Itinerant lecturers in a fracturing nation, 1850-1861 -- The potential for radical change : the turbulent 1850s, the Civil War, and resilient racism -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Old Northwest population statistics, 1800-1870.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 291-316) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012037642
ISBN9780875804576 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781609090722 (electronic)

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