VIII. THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

IX. BOOKS AS ANTI-SLAVERY WEAPONS

X. "BLEEDING KANSAS"

XI. CHARLES SUMNER

XII. KANSAS AND BUCHANAN

XIII. THE SUPREME COURT IN POLITICS

XIV. JOHN BROWN

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE




THE ANTI-SLAVERY CRUSADE

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION

The Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln marks the
beginning of the end of a long chapter in human history. Among
the earliest forms of private property was the ownership of
slaves. Slavery as an institution had persisted throughout the
ages, always under protest, always provoking opposition,
insurrection, social and civil war, and ever bearing within