Abolition Movement

by Thomas Adams Upchurch

Book Overview

This powerful narrative tells the triumphant story of the men and women who spent their lives and fortunes trying to abolish the institution of slavery in the United States.

The practice of African slavery has been described as the United States's most shameful sin. Undoing this practice was a long, complex struggle that lasted centuries and ultimately drove America to a bitter civil war.

After an introduction that places the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313386064
• ISBN13: 9780313386060
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years