Title The antislavery movement in Kentucky / Lowell H. Harrison.

Publication Info.	Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2015]
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Contents	Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Peculiar Institution; 2 The Early Opposition; 3 The Pivotal Years; 4 The Determined Opponents; 5 Blacks Against Slavery; 6 Free at Last; Notes; A Note to Readers; Index.
Summary	As one of only two states in the nation to still allow slavery by the time of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Kentucky's history of slavery runs deep. Based on extensive research, The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky focuses on two main antislavery movements that emerged in Kentucky during the early years of opposition. By 1820, Kentuckians such as Cassius Clay called for the emancipation of slaves -- a gradual end to slavery with compensation to owners. Others, such as Delia Webster, who smuggled three fugitive slaves across the Kentucky border to freedom in Ohio, advocated for abolition -
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Subject	African Americans -- Kentucky -- History.
	African Americans.
	Kentucky.
	History.
	Antislavery movements -- Kentucky.
	Antislavery movements.
	Kentucky -- History -- 1792-1865.
Chronological Term	1792-1865
Subject	Enslaved persons -- Kentucky -- Biography.
	Enslaved persons.
Genre/Form	Biographies.
	Electronic books.
	History.
	Biographies.
Other Form:	Print version: Harrison, Lowell H. Antislavery Movement in Kentucky. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813102436
ISBN	9780813157832 (electronic book)
	0813157838 (electronic book)

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