Books on Topic: 'Abolitionism'

In a world where human suffering was not always recognized, an impassioned voice emerged to challenge the very foundations of an abhorrent system. "An...

In a world where science is often seen as infallible, one man dared to challenge the status quo. In his book Great Testimony against Scientific Cruelt...

From slave to freedom fighter: The incredible story of an American Bondman, told by his daughter. Biography of an American Bondman, By His Daughter b...

Clotel; or, The President's Daughter is a novel by William Wells Brown (1814-84), a fugitive from slavery and abolitionist and was published in London...

Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is a novel that tells the story of a group of slaves in the American South. The novel follows the...

A collection of poems that unveils the harrowing realities of slavery in 19th-century Brazil. Castro Alves, known as the 'Poet of Slaves,' fearlessly...

This book delves into the realities of slavery and racism in the antebellum United States through the lens of Frado, a young Black girl abandoned by h...

This book is a compilation of pro-slavery literature and propaganda that was widely circulated in the Southern United States before the Civil War. It...

Henry Bibb's autobiography recounts his experiences as a slave in Kentucky and his struggles for freedom. Bibb details the horrors of slavery and the...

Onkel Toms Hütte ist ein bewegender Roman, der die brutale Realität der Sklaverei in den Vereinigten Staaten des 19. Jahrhunderts darstellt. Er folgt...

This book is a collection of essays by Josephine Butler, a prominent British feminist and social reformer of the Victorian era. Butler was a passionat...

The Frost Spirit is a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier, first published in 1840. The poem is set in a winter landscape, and describes the arrival of a...

The Journal of John Woolman is a spiritual autobiography and a powerful indictment of slavery. Woolman, a Quaker minister, was born in New Jersey in 1...

A Voice from Harper's Ferry is a groundbreaking firsthand account of the famed 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, written by Osborne Perry Anderson, the sole...

Eliza Crossing the River is a short story by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The story follows Eliza, a young slave woman, as...

Isaac Mason's 'Life of Isaac Mason as a Slave' is a powerful firsthand account of slavery in the antebellum South. Mason, born into bondage, details t...

This book offers a deeply personal portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' through her own letters and journals. It prov...

This book provides a detailed and personal account of Harriet Tubman's life, detailing her experiences as a slave in Maryland, her courageous escape t...

Elizabeth Ross Haynes's "Unsung Heroes" is a collection of 17 biographies of prominent African Americans, many of whom were less recognized in 1921....

John Greenleaf Whittier's "Inner Life" offers a collection of poems reflecting his deep commitment to social justice, particularly the abolition of sl...

This volume of poetry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in 1842, addresses the issue of slavery in America. While some critics felt the p...

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's "Crocuses" is a collection of poems reflecting the social and political climate of 19th-century America. Harper's work...

Frances E. W. Harper's poems address the pressing social and political issues of her time. Her powerful words speak out against slavery, discriminatio...

Charles Waddell Chesnutt's biography of Frederick Douglass explores the life of this remarkable figure, from his harrowing experience as an enslaved p...