The Most Absolute Abolition
Runaways, Vigilance Committees, and the Rise of Revolutionary Abolitionism, 1835–1861
Samenvatting
Tells the dramatic story of how vigilance committees organised the Underground Railroad and revolutionized the abolitionist movement. Jesse Olsavsky reveals how the committees cultivated a movement of ideas animated by a motley assortment of agitators and intellectuals who shared critical information with one another.

