TY - BOOK AU - Polgar,Paul J. AU - Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture TI - Standard-bearers of equality: America's first abolition movement SN - 9781469653952 AV - E446 .S736 2019 PY - 2019/// CY - Williamsburg, Virginia PB - Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture KW - Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery KW - History KW - New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and Protecting Such of Them as Have Been, or May Be Liberated KW - Antislavery movements KW - Middle Atlantic States KW - 18th century KW - 19th century KW - Free African Americans KW - Political activity KW - African Americans KW - Civil rights KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; The making of a movement : progress, problems, and the ambiguous origins of the abolitionist project --; The "just rights of freedom" : enforcing and expanding gradual emancipation --; Republicans of color : societal environmentalism and the quest for black citizenship --; "A well grounded hope" : sweeping away the cobwebs of prejudice --; "Unconquerable prejudice" and "alien enemies" : the roots and rise of the American Colonization Society --; A prudent alternative or a dangerous diversion? First movement abolitionists respond to colonization; 2; b N2 - "Paul Polgar recovers the racially inclusive vision of America's first abolition movement. In showcasing the activities of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, the New York Manumission Society, and their African American allies during the post-Revolutionary and early national eras, he unearths this coalition's comprehensive agenda for black freedom and equality"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2291537&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -