This reference-like volume contains a history of American abolitionism including the ordinance of 1787, the compromise of 1820, the annexation of Texas, the Mexican War, the Wilmot Proviso, accounts of insurrections, abolition riots, slave rescues, the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas Bill of 1854, John Brown's insurrection, and many valuable statistics. Read this vital history of the anti-slavery movement in America together with a brief history of the Southern Confederacy. This book is a valuable reference tool for anybody who wishes to study this turbulent period in American history.
