Antislavery Politics in Antebellum and Civil War AmericaThis book is a narrative history of the thirty-year struggle to outlaw slavery, starting with the founding of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1834 and extending until the abolition of slavery in the United States at the end of the Civil War. |
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... major newspapers . As in our own day , quality political press was largely restricted to the major cities : New York , Boston , Washington , and Chicago , and to a lesser extent Philadelphia , Baltimore , Cleveland , Buffalo ...
... major battle when about 250 Southern raiders attacked Osawatomie in early September 1856. One of Brown's sons , Frederick , was killed during the battle . Brown started making cryptic statements about his personal role in the war ...
... major Republicans in the German community . Only in Illinois did Schurz sway enough votes to make a difference in the election . But the Republican leadership at the time attributed to Schurz a major role in Lincoln's election.62 ...
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Antislavery Politics in Antebellum and Civil War America Thomas G. Mitchell No preview available - 2007 |