The Mind of the Negro as Reflected in Letters During the Crisis 1800-1860

by Carter G. Woodson and Edith Sitwell

Book Overview

This nuanced portrait of abolitionist politics in the decades leading up to the Civil War contains hundreds of historically valuable letters. This treasury recaptures the voices of prominent political and philosophical leaders such as Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison as well as the voices of slaves and free men, ordinary citizens, lawyers, and ministers. Along with documents concerning the active abolitionist movement, this compilation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486498395
• ISBN13: 9780486498393
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"