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The great abolitionist : Charles Sumner and the fight for a more perfect union

The great abolitionist : Charles Sumner and the fight for a more perfect union

Puleo, Stephen, author.
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"The groundbreaking biography of a forgotten civil rights hero. In the tempestuous mid-19th century, as slavery consumed Congressional debate and America careened toward civil war and split apart--when the very future of the nation hung in the balance--Charles Sumner's voice rang strongest, bravest, and most unwavering. Where others preached compromise and moderation, he denounced slavery's evils to all who would listen and demanded that it be wi...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Abolitionists United States Biography
Antislavery movements United States History 19th century
Legislators United States Biography
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
United States Politics and government 1845-1861
United States. Congress. Senate Biography
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ISBN:
9781250276278
Edition:
First edition
Description:
viii, 449 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Other Title:
Charles Sumner and the fight for a more perfect union
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-433) and index
Contents:
"Equality Before the Law"
Unstoppable Peril
A Nation Split Asunder
Death of Slavery, Death of a Rebellion, Death of a President
"For All Everywhere Who Suffer from Tyranny and Wrong."
LCCN:
2023056198
Control Number:
3323365
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