Article: Political Abolitionism in Wisconsin, 1840-1861. (Book Reviews).(Review)

Article: Political Abolitionism in Wisconsin, ...
Journal of Southern History;  May 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Political Abolitionism in Wisconsin, 1840-1861. By Michael J ... In this study of antebellum Wisconsin, Michael J. McManus reaffirms ... in the war and suggests that in Wisconsin the commitment to the Union itself ...

Article: STATE SCHOOL CHIEF CANDIDATES FORUM SET.(Communities)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  January 24, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... museum honors anti-slavery fight The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is sponsoring ``Battling ... Michael J. McMannus, a University of Wisconsin historian who wrote ``Political Abolitionism in Wisconsin, 1840-1861,'' on Jan. 25; Steven ...

Article: New York hamlet looks to highlight history as home to ...
AP Worldstream;  May 9, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... 500 poor, landless whites. It is estimated that Smith gave away more than $8 million over his lifetime. "Political abolitionism got its start in upstate New York, and the events there were more significant in ultimately ending slavery ...

Encyclopedia entry: American Anti‐Slavery Society
The Oxford Companion to United States History;      641 words ... ... rethink their commitment to moral suasion. Frederick Douglass rejected Garrisonian abolitionism in favor of political abolitionism. By the eve of the Civil War , Garrison and others endorsed the Republican party and supported John Brown ...

Article: ABOLITIONISTS RECOGNIZED; PETERBORO'S SMITH AMONG HALL OF FAME'S ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  March 6, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... public would choose future inductees. Peterboro, a quiet community of only 200 people, was once the hotbed of political abolitionism in the Northeast. An honor roll of reformers converged on Smith's mansion to plan activities, making the ...

Article: ABOLITION HALL OF FAME; PETERBORO GROUP'S EFFORTS BLOOM WITH ITS ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  October 23, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Smithfield Community Center in the hamlet of Peterboro. Peterboro, Gerrit Smith's home, was once a hotbed of political abolitionism in the Northeast. In the mid-1800s, wealthy landowner Smith opened his estate to fugitive slaves on the ...

Article: ABOLITION HALL OF FAME TO INDUCT 5; GERRIT SMITH AND HARRIET ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  October 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Community Center in Peterboro. Peterboro, a quiet community****of 200 people, once was a hotbed of political abolitionism in the Northeast. In the mid-1800s, wealthy landowner Smith opened his estate to fugitive slaves on the ...