Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-236) and index.
Introduction; 1. Slavery in the "Best Poor Man's Country"; 2. The First Emancipators; 3. Slavery and Abolition in the Revolutionary Era; 4. Dismantling Slavery: Institutions; 5. Dismantling Slavery: People; 6. After Freedom; 7. The Legacy of Antislavery Reform; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.
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A study which depicts how slavery in the USA ended within a single generation at the end of the 18th century, in the important colony/state of Pennsylvania.