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Autore |
Jordan Ryan P. <1977-> |
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Titolo |
Slavery and the meetinghouse [[electronic resource] ] : the Quakers and the abolitionist dilemma, 1820-1865 / / Ryan P. Jordan |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-07853-4 |
9786612078538 |
0-253-11709-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Antislavery movements - United States - History - 19th century |
Abolitionists - United States - History - 19th century |
Slavery and the church - Society of Friends - History - 19th century |
Slavery and the church - United States - History - 19th century |
Slaves - Emancipation - United States |
Quakers - United States - Political activity - History - 19th century |
Quaker abolitionists - United States - History - 19th century |
Pacifism - United States - History - 19th century |
Society of Friends - United States - History - 19th century |
Electronic books. |
United States Church history |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-161) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Quakers, slavery, and the "peaceable kingdom" -- Quaker gradualists and the challenge of abolitionism -- Slavery, religious liberty, and the "political" abolitionism of the Indiana Anti-Slavery Friends -- Friends and the "children of Africa" : Quaker abolitionists confront the Negro pew -- "Progressive" Friends and the government of God -- Quaker pacifism and civil disobedience in the antebellum period -- Conclusion: "Fighting Quakers," abolitionists, and the Civil War. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Ryan P. Jordan explores the limits of religious dissent in antebellum America, and reminds us of the difficulties facing reformers who tried peacefully to end slavery. In the years before the Civil War, the Society |
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