Intended for high school and undergraduate students; this work provides an engaging overview of the abolitionist movement that allows readers to consider history more directly through more than 20 primary source documents.• Includes a concise introduction that summarizes the critical points in the history of slavery and abolition• Provides carefully selected key documents that represent the full range of American thoughts on slavery• Supplies useful annotations that guide the reader's analysis and shows how historians deconstruct documents• Presents information and materials that help readers to understand the forces that supported and opposed slavery; thereby giving students a better grasp of American history in general
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A true GIFT to humanityBy Axel BrostromThis book provides insight into the flesh and soul of one of the greatest man to have ever lived. Amen.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. The substance of love in wordsBy NarevaFor those who do not know it; the book should be an incentive to read Jacques Lusseyran's auto-biography "And there was Light". In fact this book is a continuation and further analysis of his life experiences.The author manages to describe the subtle use of the senses; especially seeing of course; as an accident made him blind at the age of 8 or so. The experience he shares and the intelligent analysis of the interaction between emotions and the workings of the senses would inspire me to find out a lot more if I were a scientist. As an amateur philosopher I am grateful for his insights and descriptions confirming the importance of a positive attitude at least; as well as guarding closely what one allows in the mind and heart.He has helped many people while in a concentration camp during World War II. How he did this; including the recitation of poetry; inspired me to learn more poetry by heart. It could be an inspiration to many in some of today's grueling circumstances.I found his books still help people; with his sharing and giving; which combined with acute attention make for the very substance of love. I would give it to all my loved ones.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Spiritually StunningBy G. Miki HaydenAnyone with a spiritual cell in his body will want to read this. I read his autobiography; but I forgot what an amazing human being he was and how revolutionary the disclosure of his experiences. I regularly read and listen to the illumined masters; but this adds an extra dimension. Even the introduction allowed me to make a turn in my thinking about the human body in these words:"His body 'became indescribably touching to him and of no other use than that he might be present in it.'" The body; then; in my understanding; shows up as spirit and not as matter...
