Abolition Movement (landmarks Of The American Mosaic) [Hardcover]

This powerful narrative tells the triumphant story of the men and women who spent their lives and fortunes trying to abolish the institution of slavery in the United States.

Contains excerpts from speeches and writings of William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, John C. Calhoun, and others, as well as documents from the American Anti-Slavery Society and the Liberty party

Provides a chronological history beginning with the colonial era and ending with the Civil War, covering every major event in the abolition movement

Includes a biographical profiles section containing several mini-biographies of the most important abolitionists

A glossary defines terms used commonly in discussing American slavery and abolitionism such as chattel, mulatto, and moral suasion