The antislavery movement in Kentucky /

The antislavery movement in Kentucky /

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Author / Creator:Harrison, Lowell H. (Lowell Hayes), 1922-2011.
Imprint:Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015.
Description:1 online resource (148 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
African Americans -- Kentucky -- History.
Antislavery movements -- Kentucky.
Slaves -- Kentucky -- Biography.
African Americans.
Antislavery movements.
Slaves.
Kentucky -- History -- 1792-1865.
Kentucky.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11382876
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ISBN:9780813157832
0813157838
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Print version record.
Summary:As one of only two states in the nation to still allow slavery by the time of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Kentucky's history of slavery runs deep. Based on extensive research, The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky focuses on two main antislavery movements that emerged in Kentucky during the early years of opposition. By 1820, Kentuckians such as Cassius Clay called for the emancipation of slaves -- a gradual end to slavery with compensation to owners. Others, such as Delia Webster, who smuggled three fugitive slaves across the Kentucky border to freedom in Ohio, advocated for abolition -
Other form:Print version: Harrison, Lowell H. Antislavery Movement in Kentucky. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813102436

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