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Antislavery in the United States 1776-1865:
A Pathfinder
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Books
Larson, Kate Clifford. Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman Portrait of an American Hero.
New York: Ballantine Books, 2004.
Larson narrates Tubman’s story very well. This book provides maps, a family tree, a chronology, and
a well-documented listing of endnotes. Start with this book first before reading other available titles.
Miller, William Lee. Arguing about Slavery: The Great Battle in the United States Congress.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Note: Also published as Arguing about Slavery: John Quincy Adams and the Great Battle in the United States Congress.
This title focuses on Congressional activities relating to slavery from 1835-1845. The reception of antislavery petitions
by Congress infuriated slave state politicians. They used a gag rule to prevent such petitions from being discussed in the
House of Representatives. However, Representative John Quincy Adams lead the effort to eliminate the gag rule. He succeeded, but
it took great effort to defeat this measure. Other men assisting Adams are Joshua Giddings, William Slade, and Theodore Weld.
Arguing about Slavery provides not only a narrative of activities in Congress, but also provides background information about the antislavery movement in the 1830s and 1840s. The Appendix contains a brief chronology of congressional events related to the gag rule. The Notes are a bit skimpy. There is a bibliography providing sources related to the topic. Overall, Arguing about Slavery is a good source to consult.
Schneider, Dorothy and Schneider, Carl J. Slavery in America: From Colonial Times to the Civil War: An Eyewitness History.
New York: Facts on File, 2000.
This source is a good introduction to the topic. Each chapter provides The Historical Context,
Chronicle of Events, and Eyewitness Testimony. Some highlights of the book
regarding antislavery include Chapter 10: The Argument over Slavery 1637-1865, Appendix A
containing primary documents, Appendix B containing a one paragraph biography of
involved in the topic, and an excellent Bibliography.
Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. The Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations.
Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2008.
This two volume resource is a good first step in locating Underground Railroad information.
Volume Two contains a detailed Chronology of the Underground Railroad.
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Websites
The Abolition of the Slave Trade
This website contains primary and secondary sources pertaining to the elimination of the international slave trade.
A Timeline of the slave trade in the western hemisphere is available.
The New York Public Library Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture maintains this
resource.
African American History: Timeline Home Page
This timeline is the creation of The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed.
Africans in America
PBS web site on slavery in the US. This site is a narrative on the subject
arranged in a timeline format.
Freedmen and Southern Society Project
The
University of Maryland College Park History Department maintains this website containing a
Chronology of Emancipation.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
The Society contains a timeline for
Pennsylvania Abolition Society in Context: A Timeline
and Highlights in History.
The Revised Dred Scott Case Collection
A
Chronology of the Dred Scott Case is
available within this site.
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