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In early 1840, abolitionists founded the Liberty Party as a political outlet for their antislavery beliefs. A mere eight years later, bolstered by the increasing slavery debate and growing sectional conflict, the party had grown to challenge the two mainstream political factions in many areas. In The Liberty Party, 1840-1848, Reinhard O. Johnson provides the first comprehensive history of this short-lived but important third party, detailing how it helped to bring the antislavery movement to the forefront of American politics and became the central institutional vehicle in the fight against the "peculiar institution." As the major instrument of antislavery sentiment, the Liberty organization was more than a political party and included not only eligible voters but also disfranchised African Americans and women. Most party members held evangelical beliefs, and as Johnson relates, an intense religiosity permeated most of the group's activities. At least eight U.S. senators, eighteen members of the House of Representatives, five state governors, and two justices of the Supreme Court were among the many Liberty Party members with distinguished careers in the public and private sectors. Though most early Liberty supporters came from the Whig Party, an increasing number of former Democrats joined the party as it matured. Johnson discusses the Liberty Party's founding and its national growth through the presidential election of 1844; its struggles to define itself amid serious internal disagreements over philosophy, strategy, and tactics in the ensuing years; and the reasons behind its decline and merger into the Free Soil coalition in 1848. Since most Liberty Party activities occurred at the state level, Johnson treats the history of each state party in considerable detail, demonstrating how the party developed differently state by state and

Cover -- CONTENTS -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Liberty Party, 1840-1848 -- 1 The Formation of the Liberty Party -- 2 The Liberty Party Takes Shape: Early Development and the Election of 1844 -- 3 A Period of Uncertainty and Confusion, 1845-1846 -- 4 The Move to Free Soil, 1847-1848 -- 5 New England -- 6 The Middle States -- 7 The Old Northwest -- 8 The Liberty Party Appeal -- 9 African Americans and the Liberty Party -- 10 The Liberty Party Membership -- 11 The Garrisonians, the Liberty Party, and the Abolition Movement in the 1840s -- Afterword -- Appendix A. Votes in Major Statewide Races, 1840-1848 -- Appendix B. Banner Liberty Counties, 1844 -- Appendix C. National Liberty Party Platform, 1844 -- Appendix D. Liberty Membership -- Notes -- Index.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Bearing Witness: The Fugitive Slave Narrative and Its Traditions -- Stylistic Developments -- The Erasure of Origins -- Political Entrenchment and Increasing Ideological Discord -- Abolitionist Expansion and its Appropriation of the Ex-Slave's Voice -- Religion -- "What if I am a Woman?": Women, Religion, and the Antislavery Movement -- The Sameness of the Narratives -- The Reconstructive Voice -- The Literary Legacy of the Narratives -- Notes -- Chapter 1. Nat Turner (1800-1831) -- The Confessions of Nat Turner

As one of only two states in the nation to still allow slavery by the time of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Kentucky's history of slavery runs deep. Based on extensive research, The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky focuses on two main antislavery movements that emerged in Kentucky during the early years of opposition. By 1820, Kentuckians such as Cassius Clay called for the emancipation of slaves -- a gradual end to slavery with compensation to owners. Others, such as Delia Webster, who smuggled three fugitive slaves across the Kentucky border to freedom in Ohio, advocated for abolition -

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: Compromise and Rising Tensions -- Chapter 1: Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842) -- Chapter 2: The Compromise of 1850 -- Chapter 3: The Kansas-Nebraska Act -- Chapter 4: Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Further Information -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover.

As one of only two states in the nation to still allow slavery by the time of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Kentucky's history of slavery runs deep. Based on extensive research, The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky focuses on two main antislavery movements that emerged in Kentucky during the early years of opposition. By 1820, Kentuckians such as Cassius Clay called for the emancipation of slaves -- a gradual end to slavery with compensation to owners. Others, such as Delia Webster, who smuggled three fugitive slaves across the Kentucky border to freedom in Ohio, advocated for abolition -

"The Quakers came to America in the 17th century to seek religious freedom. After years of struggle, they achieved success in various endeavors and, like many wealthy colonists of the time, bought and sold slaves. But a movement to remove slavery from their midst, grew until they renounced the slave trade and freed their slaves"--