John T Cumbler: 1 book
From Abolition to Rights for All
The Making of a Reform Community in the Nineteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
The Civil War was not the end, as is often thought, of reformist activism among abolitionists. After emancipation was achieved, they broadened their struggle to pursue equal rights for women, state medicine, workers' rights, fair wages, immigrants' rights, care of the poor, and a right to decent housing...
