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9781609090722 (electronic)

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Introduction

Activist taproots : place, reform, and the quest for unity

Scrubbing at the "bloody stain of oppression" : a human rights movement against unjust laws, 1830-1849

"Stand firm on the platform of truth" : freedom of assembly and local antislavery organizations in the Old Northwest

"The palladium of our liberties" : freedom of the press in the Old Northwest, 1837-1848

"An odd place for navigation" : itinerant lecturers and freedom of speech, 1830-1849

Itinerant lecturers in a fracturing nation, 1850-1861

The potential for radical change : the turbulent 1850s, the Civil War, and resilient racism

Conclusion

Appendix A: Old Northwest population statistics, 1800-1870.

Antislavery movements > Northwest, Old > History > 19th century.

African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > Northwest, Old > History > 19th century.

African Americans > Northwest, Old > Social conditions > 19th century.

Race discrimination > Law and legislation > Northwest, Old > History > 19th century.

Northwest, Old > Race relations > History > 19th century.

Northwest, Old > History > 1775-1865.