Böcker av Eliza Wigham

A history of the anti-slavery movement in America, authored by a British feminist activist. The book highlights the courage and sacrifice of those who fought against slavery, and details the struggle for abolition in the United States and Great Britain. The author also draws connections between the anti-slavery movement and other social justice causes.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Eliza Wigham (1820-99), Scots philanthropist and champion of women's rights, published this short book in 1863. Her aim was to counter pressure on the British government to support the Confederacy in the American Civil War by describing both the history of abolitionism and individual stories of hardship and cruelty.