An Appeal In Favor Of That Class Of Americans Called Africans [Paperback]

Lydia Maria Child (Author), L. Carolyn Karcher (Introduction)

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Publication Date: February 28, 1996

The Appeal is literature of high quality and stands as a classic of American reform.

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Published in 1833 and 1808, respectively, these volumes were among the earliest examples of abolitionist literature. Child presents a full-scale analysis of slavery in historical, political, economic, legal, and racial terms. Gregoire argues against the assumption of black inferiority and for universal liberty.
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About the Author

Lydia Marie Child (1802-1880) was a celebrated American author, abolitionist, and women's rights activist. Born in Medford, MA, her grandfather's house still stands near the Mystic River as a tangible reminder of her most memorable poem.

Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Indian rights activist, novelist, and journalist. Her 1833 book An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans was the first anti-slavery work printed in America in book form, while her American Frugal Housewife, first published in 1828, was a wildly popular nineteenth-century manual for homemakers. Other works from Child, who is best remembered for her Thanksgiving poem "Over the River and Through the Woods," include The Mother's Book, The Girl's Own Book, and The Family Nurse.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 270 pages
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press (February 28, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558490078
• ISBN-13: 978-1558490079
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,045,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: An Appeal In Favor Of That Class Of Americans Called Africans (1836) (Paperback)

Difficult to find book written by Child in its original format, a bit difficult to read due to its type set, but none the less it is as it was. I give credit to Mrs. Child for standing her ground and speaking her mind on a subject that brought about a whole new way of thinking, a hundred years before it was politically correct to do so. After writting this book Child's career would never be the same.