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

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Main Author: Weiner, Dana Elizabeth
Language:English
Published: DeKalb, IL : NIU Press, [2013]
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.
Physical Description:xiii, 327 pages : map
Format: Book
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.