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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778181603321

Autore

Stauffer John <1965->

Titolo

The black hearts of men [[electronic resource] ] : radical abolitionists and the transformation of race / / John Stauffer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2002

ISBN

0-674-26751-6

0-674-04396-0

Edizione

[1st Harvard University Press paperback ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (367 p. ) : ill., facsims., ports

Disciplina

973.71140922

Soggetti

Abolitionists - United States - History - 19th century

Antislavery movements - United States - History - 19th century

Abolitionists - United States

Radicalism - United States - History - 19th century

Racism - United States - Psychological aspects - History - 19th century

United States Race relations Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-353) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- ONE. The Radical Abolitionist Call to Arms -- TWO. Creating an Image in Black -- THREE. Glimpsing God’s World on Earth -- FOUR. The Panic and the Making of Abolitionists -- FIVE. Bible Politics and the Creation of the Alliance -- SIX. Learning from Indians -- SEVEN. Man Is Woman and Woman Is Man -- EIGHT. The Alliance Ends and the War Begins -- Epilogue -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

At a time when slavery was spreading and America was steeped in racism, two white and two black men formed a unique alliance that sought to reconcile ideals of justice with the reality of slavery and oppression.