Slavery and abolition in Pennsylvania

"A general introduction to the topic of slavery and abolition in Pennsylvania. Synthesizes works produced in that field from its beginning at the turn of the century to the present day"--

Main Author: Tomek, Beverly C. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press in partnership with The Pennsylvania Historical Association, 2021.
Series: Pennsylvania history studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Slavery in the Quaker State
  • Life in Bondage
  • Pennsylvania's Early Abolition Movement
  • Abolition Beyond the Quakers
  • The First Reconstruction
  • Abolition Beyond Pennsylvania
  • The Rise of Immediatism
  • The Civil War and a Second Reconstruction
  • Epilogue.