The Transformation of American Abolitionism
| Author | : Richard S. Newman |
| Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0807849987 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780807849989 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (989 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Transformation of American Abolitionism by : Richard S. Newman
Download or read book The Transformation of American Abolitionism written by Richard S. Newman and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newman traces the abolition movement's transformation from the American Revolution to 1830, showing how what began in late-18th-century Pennsylvania as an elite movement espousing gradual legal reform had by the 1830s become a radical, egalitarian mass movement based in Massachusetts.