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1 online resource (viii, 170 pages) |
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Influences -- "A wonderful apathy prevails" -- "I am an abolitionist, and I thank God I am" -- "On the altar of Moloch" -- "The time has come for Christians and churches to act." |
| Summary |
A founder of the New York Anti-Slavery Society, William Jay was one of the most prolific and influential abolitionists of his day, yet Americans know little about him. This is the first extensive examination of his life and work in over 100 years. Like many of his contemporaries, Jay looked at a rapidly changing America and it frightened him. As a conservative social reformer, it was not merely sinfulness that alarmed Jay, but the perception that America was betraying its founding principles. From his early involvement in local temperance societies to his conversion to the cause of immediate a |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-166) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Jay, William, 1789-1858.
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Jay, William, 1789-1858 fast |
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New York State Anti-Slavery Society.
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New York State Anti-Slavery Society fast |
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Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography
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Social reformers -- United States -- Biography
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Antislavery movements -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century
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Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Anti-imperialist movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Abolitionists
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Anti-imperialist movements
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Antislavery movements
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Social reformers
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New York (State)
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United States
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Biographies
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History
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2004022484 |
| ISBN |
0313043329 |
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9780313043321 |
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9786612407932 |
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661240793X |
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1282407937 |
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9781282407930 |
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