Of One Blood - Abolitionism and the Origins of Racial Equality

Informationen zum Autor Paul Goodman taught at the University of California! Davis! for over thirty years. His previous books include The Democratic-Republicans of Massachusetts: Politics in a Young Republic (1964) and Towards a Christian Republic: Anti-masonry and the Great Transition in New England! 1826-1836 (1988). Klappentext Possibly the most important book on abolition published in the past generation. Zusammenfassung The abolition movement is perhaps the most salient example of the struggle the United States has faced in its long and complex confrontation with the issue of race. This book presents an interpretation of abolitionism. It pays particular attention to the role that blacks played in the movement. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Charles Sellers Preface PART 1. BEGINNINGS 1. Racial Equality in the Era of the American Revolution 2. Toward a Herrenvolk Republic: The Meaning of African Colonization 3. The Black Struggle for Racial Equality, 1817-1832 4. The Conversion of William Lloyd Garrison 5. "The Hidden Springs of Prejudice" 6. The Assault on Racial Prejudice, 1831-1837 PART 2. SOCIAL SOURCES OF A MASS MOVEMENT, 1831-1840 7. William Goodell and the Market Revolution 8. Anatomy of White Abolitionism 9. God, the Churches, and Slavery 10. "The Tide of Moral Power" PART 3. "THE BONE AND MUSCLE OF SOCIETY" 11. Abolitionists versus Aristocrats 12. Workers, Radical Jacksonians, and Abolitionism PART 4. WOMEN AND ABOLITIONISM 13. Anatomy of Female Abolitionism 14. Roots of Female Abolitionism 15. Female Abolitionist Activism PART 5. OF ONE BLOOD 16. The American Peculiarity 17. Of One Blood Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Paul Goodman, Goodman Paul
• Assisted by: Charles Sellers (Foreword), Sellers Charles (Foreword)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.11.2000
• EAN: 9780520226791
• ISBN: 978-0-520-22679-1
• No. of pages: 324
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social issues & processes, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, History of the Americas, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Social and ethical issues, Slavery & abolition of slavery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Slavery and abolition of slavery