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The Resource Abolitionists remember : antislavery autobiographies & the unfinished work of emancipation, Julie Roy Jeffrey

Abolitionists remember : antislavery autobiographies & the unfinished work of emancipation, Julie Roy Jeffrey

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Summary
Jeffrey examines the autobiographical writings of former abolitionists such as Laura Haviland, Frederick Douglass, Parker Pillsbury, and Samuel J. May, revealing that they wrote not only to counter the popular image of themselves as fanatics, but also to remind readers of the harsh reality of slavery and to advocate equal rights for African Americans in an era of growing racism, Jim Crow, and the Ku Klux Klan. --from publisher description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 337 pages)
Contents
  • The dissolution of the antislavery societies
  • The first recollections
  • Fugitives as part of abolitionist history
  • Reunions
  • "Nigger thieves" : whites and the Underground Railroad
  • Defending the past : the 1880s
  • The remembrance is like a dream : reminiscences of the 1890s
  • Afterword
Isbn
9780807837283
Instance
Label
Abolitionists remember : antislavery autobiographies & the unfinished work of emancipation
Title
Abolitionists remember
Title remainder
antislavery autobiographies & the unfinished work of emancipation
Statement of responsibility
Julie Roy Jeffrey
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Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Jeffrey examines the autobiographical writings of former abolitionists such as Laura Haviland, Frederick Douglass, Parker Pillsbury, and Samuel J. May, revealing that they wrote not only to counter the popular image of themselves as fanatics, but also to remind readers of the harsh reality of slavery and to advocate equal rights for African Americans in an era of growing racism, Jim Crow, and the Ku Klux Klan. --from publisher description
Action
digitized
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
OCLCE
Dewey number
  • 326/.8092/2
  • B
Government publication
government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E449
LC item number
.J455 2008
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Label
Abolitionists remember : antislavery autobiographies & the unfinished work of emancipation, Julie Roy Jeffrey
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-323) and index
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  • net
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The dissolution of the antislavery societies -- The first recollections -- Fugitives as part of abolitionist history -- Reunions -- "Nigger thieves" : whites and the Underground Railroad -- Defending the past : the 1880s -- The remembrance is like a dream : reminiscences of the 1890s -- Afterword
Control code
ocn606149985
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 337 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780807837283
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
c
Other physical details
illustrations
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22573/ctt61c8h
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not applicable
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.b32205673
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unknown
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction.
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (OCoLC)606149985
  • pebcs0807837288
System details
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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