Pennsylvania Hall : a "legal lynching" in the shadow of the Liberty Bell /

"Offering a gripping narrative of one of the most notorious anti-abolition and anti-black riots to take place in the antebellum U.S., Pennsylvania Hall ... provides a thorough explanation of the complexities of American antislavery and describes a society that was struggling to recreate itself...

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Main Author: Tomek, Beverly C., (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Series:Critical historical encounters
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-201) and index. 
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