Race and rights: fighting slavery and prejudice in the old northwest, 1830–1870
Auteur :
Weiner, Dana Elizabeth
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9780875807133
Date de publication :
15 janv. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
907 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In the Old Northwest from 1830-1870, a bold set of activists battled slavery and racial prejudice. This book is about their expansive efforts to eradicate southern slavery and its local influence in the contentious milieu of four new states carved out of the Northwest Territory: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. While the Northwest...