The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky /

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As one of only two states in the nation to still allow slavery by the time of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Kentucky's history of slavery runs deep. Based on extensive research, The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky focuses on two main antislavery movements that emerged in Kentucky during th...

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Main Author: Harrison, Lowell H. (Lowell Hayes), 1922-2011
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Slaves.
Antislavery movements.
African Americans.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > Kentucky.
Noirs americains > Kentucky > Histoire.
Slaves > Kentucky > Biography.
Antislavery movements > Kentucky.
African Americans > Kentucky > History.
Kentucky.
Kentucky > Histoire > 1792-1865.
Kentucky > History > 1792-1865.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:As one of only two states in the nation to still allow slavery by the time of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Kentucky's history of slavery runs deep. Based on extensive research, The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky focuses on two main antislavery movements that emerged in Kentucky during the early years of opposition. By 1820, Kentuckians such as Cassius Clay called for the emancipation of slaves -- a gradual end to slavery with compensation to owners. Others, such as Delia Webster, who smuggled three fugitive slaves across the Kentucky border to freedom in Ohio, advocated for abolition -
Physical Description:1 online resource (144 pages).
ISBN:9780813157832

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