The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation by Hirshman, Linda
The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation by Hirshman, Linda

The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation

The story of the fascinating, fraught alliance among Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Maria Weston Chapman--and...
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The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation by Hirshman, Linda

The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation

$260.38
The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation by Hirshman, Linda

The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation

$260.38
Author: Linda Hirshman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The story of the fascinating, fraught alliance among Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Maria Weston Chapman--and how its breakup led to the success of America's most important social movement.

"Fresh, provocative and engrossing." --New York Times

In the crucial early years of the Abolition movement, the Boston branch of the cause seized upon the star power of the eloquent ex-slave Frederick Douglass to make its case for slaves' freedom. Journalist William Lloyd Garrison promoted emancipation while Garrison loyalist Maria Weston Chapman, known as "the Contessa," raised money and managed Douglass's speaking tour from her Boston townhouse.

Conventional histories have seen Douglass's departure for the New York wing of the Abolition party as a result of a rift between Douglass and Garrison. But, as acclaimed historian Linda Hirshman reveals, this completely misses the woman in power. Weston Chapman wrote cutting letters to Douglass, doubting his loyalty; the Bostonian abolitionists were shot through with racist prejudice, even aiming the N-word at Douglass among themselves. Through incisive, original analysis, Hirshman convinces that the inevitable breakup was in fact a successful failure. Eventually, as the most sought-after Black activist in America, Douglass was able to dangle the prize of his endorsement over the Republican Party's candidate for president, Abraham Lincoln. Two years later the abolition of slavery--if not the abolition of racism--became immutable law.



Author: Linda Hirshman
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 02/14/2023
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
ISBN: 9780063268708
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