Format:
1 Online-Ressource (148 pages)
ISBN:
9780813157832
Content:
As one of only two states in the nation to still allow slavery by the time of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Kentucky's history of slavery runs deep. Based on extensive research, The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky focuses on two main antislavery movements that emerged in Kentucky during the early years of opposition. By 1820, Kentuckians such as Cassius Clay called for the emancipation of slaves -- a gradual end to slavery with compensation to owners. Others, such as Delia Webster, who smuggled three fugitive slaves across the Kentucky border to freedom in Ohio, advocated for abolition -
Note:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Peculiar Institution; 2 The Early Opposition; 3 The Pivotal Years; 4 The Determined Opponents; 5 Blacks Against Slavery; 6 Free at Last; Notes; A Note to Readers; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813102436
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky
Language:
English
Keywords:
Kentucky
;
Sklaverei
;
Abschaffung
;
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