Slavery

By Karin Coddin

In the decades preceding the American Civil War, a war of words was passionately waged over the key issue of slavery. Among the most powerful arguments both for and against emancipation are found in speeches delivered from political podiums, auditorium daises, at anti-slavery conventions and in the halls of Congress. This anthology offers a broad selection of such speeches, ranging from well-known orations by Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass to the less familiar addresses of early abolitionists, Southern statesmen, and former slaves.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737708778
• ISBN13: 9780737708776
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12