First published 2000
Trailblazing reformer Robert Dale Owen rallies the nation's moral conscience. Compiling rousing speeches, searing essays, and impassioned testimony, this anthology lays bare slavery's cruelties and demands its abolition. From William Lloyd Garrison's thundering denunciations to Frederick Douglass's searing personal accounts, these electrifying voices ignite a righteous crusade to purge America's original sin.
Genres: african-american, 19th-century, activism, american-history
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-drama, social-justice
Setting: United States
Period: 18th century, 19th century
384 pages · Paperback · Penguin Publishing Group
Content warnings: slavery