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Oberlin, Hotbed of Abolitionism - College, Community, and the Fight for Freedom and Equality in Antebellum America (Paperback)
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Oberlin, Hotbed of Abolitionism - College, Community, and the Fight for Freedom and Equality in Antebellum America (Paperback)
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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.
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