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The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, Volume VI - To Rouse the Slumbering Land: 1868-1879 (Hardcover)
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The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, Volume VI - To Rouse the Slumbering Land: 1868-1879 (Hardcover)
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This is the sixth and final volume collecting the letters of an
outstanding figure in American history. During the years when these
letters were written, Garrison was secure, both financially and in
his reputation as distinguished abolitionist. Although officially
retired, he remained vigorously concerned with issues crucial to
him--the relationship of the races, woman suffrage, temperance,
national and international affairs, and, above all, his family. He
writes about the Alabama Claims and the proposed annexation of
Santo Domingo, aligning himself with the Radical Republicans. His
letters support President Grant, despite the charges of corruption
that surrounded him, but his public views on Rutherford B. Hayes
change from cautious optimism to condemnation. He is saddened by
the return to power in the South of the white ruling class, and to
the end of his life he is deeply involved with the plight of
minority groups in the country. The center of Garrison's life was
his family, and his correspondence reveals the ways his days passed
in association with those nearest to him. There is evidence of
friction in the family, but his relationships are warm and loving.
His private letters tell of the death of his wife in 1875 and his
failing health. He died in 1879, an old reformer still fighting for
the rights of humanity.
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