Project Gutenberg 2004-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 87 Hume, John F. (John Ferguson) 1830 Hume, John Ferguson Niles, Willys The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights, 1830-1864 Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Victoria Woosley and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Abolitionists" by John F. Hume is a historical account written during the early 20th century. The work is focused on the Abolitionist movement in America from 1830 to 1864, highlighting the struggles and sacrifices of both well-known and lesser-known figures who fought for human rights and the abolition of slavery. The opening of this book introduces the author's intentions in writing about the Abolitionists, revealing that it began as a magazine article and evolved into a more comprehensive narrative interwoven with personal memories and historical context. Hume reflects on the views of prominent figures like Theodore Roosevelt regarding the contributions and effectiveness of the Abolitionists, aiming to vindicate their efforts against prevalent political and societal prejudices. He sets the stage for a detailed examination of the individuals involved in the movement, their motivations, and the obstacles they faced, promising a narrative that recognizes the crucial role they played in shaping the discourse on slavery in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Antislavery movements -- United States Abolitionists -- United States E300 Text Slavery Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 490541 429987 2024-10-06T06:37:18.845233 2023-10-06T08:06:26.319120 text/html text/html 406543 2020-12-18T00:57:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 142818 2020-12-18T00:57:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 216424 2024-10-06T06:37:28.631646 application/epub+zip 225486 2024-10-06T06:37:21.457197 application/epub+zip 225486 2024-10-06T06:37:19.889184 application/epub+zip 448549 2024-10-06T06:37:33.648650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387142 2024-10-06T06:37:27.475179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396294 2022-09-07T00:38:52.462350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360767 360698 2024-10-06T06:37:16.750213 2023-10-06T08:06:24.838133 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 360688 2020-12-18T00:57:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 134960 2020-12-18T00:57:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 360679 2020-12-18T00:57:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134918 2020-12-18T00:57:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21603 2024-10-06T06:37:33.791606 application/rdf+xml 13178 2024-10-06T06:37:20.499175 image/jpeg 3503 2024-10-06T06:37:20.191186 image/jpeg 208011 2024-10-06T06:37:18.886242 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog