Boston and the Civil War : hub of the second revolution
Boston's black and white abolitionists forged a second American revolution dedicated to ending slavery and honoring the promise of liberty made in the Declaration of Independence. Before the war, Bostonians were bitterly divided between those who supported the Union and those opposed to its endorsement of slavery. The Fugitive Slave Act brought the horrors of slavery close to home and led many to join the abolitionists. March to war with Boston's brave soldiers, including the grandson of Patriot Paul Revere and the Fighting Irish. The all-black Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment battled against both slavery and discrimination, while Boston's women fought tirelessly against slavery and for their own right to be full citizens of the Union
History
190 pages ; 23 cm
9781609499495, 9781540208170, 1609499492, 1540208176
871672363
The birth of abolitionism
Firebrands of liberty
Stark mad abolitionists
The Lexington of 1861
Touched with fire
The dawn of the women's rights revolution
The fighting Irish
Emancipation!
Black soldiers and citizens
A new birth of freedom