Introduction : the power of association
Antecedents, 1760-1831 : influences and organizations
Organizational beginnings, 1832-1837 : networks and spheres
United amid differences, 1836-1837 : conventions and petitions
Internal divisions, 1837-1840 : debates and choices
Transition and transformation, 1841-1855 : morality and politics
Conclusion : Civil War and emancipation, 1861-1870 : ironies and legacies.