Slavery and the meetinghouse : the Quakers and the abolitionist dilemma, 1820-1865 /
In the years before the Civil War, the Society of Friends opposed the abolitionist campaign for an immediate end to slavery and considered abolitionists within the church as heterodox radicals seeking to destroy civil and religious liberty. This work reminds us of the difficulties facing reformers w...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
2007
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Summary: | In the years before the Civil War, the Society of Friends opposed the abolitionist campaign for an immediate end to slavery and considered abolitionists within the church as heterodox radicals seeking to destroy civil and religious liberty. This work reminds us of the difficulties facing reformers who tried peacefully to end slavery. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 175 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780253117090 0253117097 |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |