| Appeal in Favor of Africans: An Appeal in Favor of Americans Called Africans Contributor(s): Child, Lydia Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1557095868 ISBN-13: 9781557095862 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2006 Annotation: One of the most important abolitionist works, by one of America's most important women writers. Child, outspoken in her condemnation of slavery, pointed out its contradiction with Christian teachings, described the moral and physical degradation it brought upon slaves and owners alike, and not excepting the North from its share of responsibility for the system. "I am fully aware of the unpopularity of the task I have undertaken," she wrote in the introduction, "but though I expect ridicule and censure, it is not in my nature to fear them." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Slavery - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 326.809 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.06" W x 8" (0.55 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
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| Publisher Description: One of the most important abolitionist works, by one of America's most important women writers. Child, outspoken in her condemnation of slavery, pointed out its contradiction with Christian teachings, described the moral and physical degradation it brought upon slaves and owners alike, and not excepting the North from its share of responsibility for the system. I am fully aware of the unpopularity of the task I have undertaken, she wrote in the introduction, but though I expect ridicule and censure, it is not in my nature to fear them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Child, Lydia: - Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Indian rights activist, novelist, and journalist. Her 1833 book An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans was the first anti-slavery work printed in America in book form, while her American Frugal Housewife, first published in 1828, was a wildly popular nineteenth-century manual for homemakers. Other works from Child, who is best remembered for her Thanksgiving poem "Over the River and Through the Woods," include The Mother's Book, The Girl's Own Book, and The Family Nurse. |