“Traces the history of abolition from the 1600s to the 1860s . . . a valuable addition to our understanding of the role of race and racism in America.”—Fl

While much is known about the white men and women who were involved in the anti-slavery movement, the black abolitionists have been largely ignored. This book,

Presents the life of the most prominent black abolitionist of antebellum America, describing his work as a writer and activist whose assistance to runaway slave

From its origins in the 1750s, the white-led American abolitionist movement adhered to principles of "moral suasion" and nonviolent resistance as both religious

Looks at how the pattern was set for Black female activism in working for abolitionism while confronting both sexism and racism.