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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The making of a movement : progress, problems, and the ambiguous origins of the abolitionist project -- The "just rights of freedom" : enforcing and expanding gradual emancipation -- Republicans of color : societal environmentalism and the quest for black citizenship -- "A well grounded hope" : sweeping away the cobwebs of prejudice -- "Unconquerable prejudice" and "alien enemies" : the roots and rise of the American Colonization Society -- A prudent alternative or a dangerous diversion? First movement abolitionists respond to colonization. |
| Summary |
"Paul Polgar recovers the racially inclusive vision of America's first abolition movement. In showcasing the activities of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, the New York Manumission Society, and their African American allies during the post-Revolutionary and early national eras, he unearths this coalition's comprehensive agenda for black freedom and equality"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery -- History.
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Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. |
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History. |
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New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and Protecting Such of Them as Have Been, or May Be Liberated -- History.
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New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and Protecting Such of Them as Have Been, or May Be Liberated. |
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Antislavery movements -- Middle Atlantic States -- History -- 18th century.
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Antislavery movements. |
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Middle Atlantic States. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Antislavery movements -- Middle Atlantic States -- History -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Free African Americans -- Political activity.
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Free African Americans. |
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Political participation. |
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
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African Americans -- Civil rights. |
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United States -- Race relations -- History.
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United States. |
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Race relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture, publisher.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Polgar, Paul J. Standard-bearers of equality. Williamsburg, Virginia : Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture ; Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2019 9781469653938 (DLC) 2019027186 (OCoLC)1096236739 |
| ISBN |
9781469653952 (electronic book) |
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1469653958 (electronic book) |
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9781469653945 (electronic book) |
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146965394X (electronic book) |
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9781469653938 |
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1469653931 |
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