Great Silent Army of Abolitionism

by Julie Roy Jeffrey

Book Overview

By focusing on male leaders of the abolitionist movement, historians have often overlooked the great grassroots army of women who also fought to eliminate slavery. Here, Julie Roy Jeffrey explores the involvement of ordinary women--black and white--in the most significant reform movement prior to the Civil War. She offers a complex and compelling portrait of antebellum women's activism, tracing its changing contours over time.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807847410
• ISBN13: 9780807847411
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"