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Oberlin, Hotbed of Abolitionism
J. Brent Morris
其他書名
College, Community, and the Fight for Freedom and Equality in Antebellum America
出版UNC Press Books, 2014
主題Education / Schools / Levels / HigherEducation / HistoryHistory / GeneralHistory / United States / 19th CenturyHistory / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black StudiesSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / GeneralSocial Science / Slavery
ISBN14696182739781469618272
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=nKr6AwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋By exploring the role of Oberlin--the college and the community--in fighting against slavery and for social equality, J. Brent Morris establishes this "hotbed of abolitionism" as the core of the antislavery movement in the West and as one of the most influential reform groups in antebellum America. As the first college to admit men and women of all races, and with a faculty and community comprised of outspoken abolitionists, Oberlin supported a cadre of activist missionaries devoted to emancipation, even if that was through unconventional methods or via an abandonment of strict ideological consistency. Their philosophy was a color-blind composite of various schools of antislavery thought aimed at supporting the best hope of success. Though historians have embraced Oberlin as a potent symbol of egalitarianism, radicalism, and religious zeal, Morris is the first to portray the complete history behind this iconic antislavery symbol.

In this book, Morris shifts the focus of generations of antislavery scholarship from the East and demonstrates that the West's influence was largely responsible for a continuous infusion of radicalism that helped the movement stay true to its most progressive principles.