Race and Rights: Fighting Slavery and Prejudice in the Old Northwest, 1830-1870

by Dana Elizabeth Weiner

Book Overview

In the Old Northwest from 1830 to 1870, a bold set of activists battled slavery and racial prejudice. This book is about their expansive efforts to eradicate southern slavery and its local influence in the contentious milieu of four new states carved out of the Northwest Territory: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. While the Northwest Ordinance outlawed slavery in the region in 1787, in reality both it and racism continued to exert strong...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875807135
• ISBN13: 9780875807133
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher