Originally published in 1964, The Struggle for Equality presents
an incisive and vivid look at the abolitionist movement and the
legal basis it provided to the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James McPherson explores the role
played by rights activists during and after the Civil War, and
their evolution from despised fanatics into influential
spokespersons for the radical wing of the Republican Party.
Asserting that it was not the abolitionists who failed to instill
principles of equality, but rather the American people who refused
to follow their leadership, McPherson raises questions about the
obstacles that have long hindered American reform movements.
This new Princeton Classics edition marks the fiftieth
anniversary of the book's initial publication and includes a new
preface by the author.
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