Reform in the land of Serf and Slave, 1825-1861

This thesis argues that the significance of pre-Civil War southern opposition to slavery has been largely marginalized and mischaracterized by previous historiography. By contextualizing southern antislavery activism as but a single wing within a broader reformist movement, historians can move beyon...

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Main Author: Murray, Robert Paul
Other Authors: History
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32645
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05122008-003114/