Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-238) and index.
Contents
Ambiguous manifestos -- Circumstances -- Proceedings -- Goals and reactions -- Abolitionists and slaves -- Convergence -- THE ADDRESSES AND RELATED DOCUMENTS -- "Address of the Anti-slavery Convention of the State of New York to the slaves in the U. States of America" / Gerrit Smith -- "Rights of a fugitive slave" / Nathaniel E. Johnson -- "Address to the slaves of the United States" / William Lloyd Garrison -- "An address to the slaves of the United States of America" / Henry Highland Garnet -- "A letter to the American slaves from those who have fled from American slavery" / Gerrit Smith.