The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition

A radical social movement with roots as far back as the nation’s founding, abolitionism became a cause around which Americans of many backgrounds—men and women, black and white, free and enslaved—found common ground. Join leading Civil War historians Manisha Sinha and Eric Foner as they trace the history of the abolition movement from the Revolutionary Era through the passage of the 13th Amendment.











When: Tue., Nov. 14, 2017 at 6:30 pm
Where: New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
212-873-3400
Price: $38 Members $24
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A radical social movement with roots as far back as the nation’s founding, abolitionism became a cause around which Americans of many backgrounds—men and women, black and white, free and enslaved—found common ground. Join leading Civil War historians Manisha Sinha and Eric Foner as they trace the history of the abolition movement from the Revolutionary Era through the passage of the 13th Amendment.

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