Let Justice Be Done: Writings from American Abolitionists 1688-1865

Almost from the first arrival of enslaved Africans in 1619 until the end of the antebellum period, a prophetic crusade to eliminate the sin of slavery stirred the American conscience. The abolitionists were deeply faithful Christians who believed that if anything was contrary to the will of God, it was human bondage. Mocked, threatened, and abused, their influence was ultimately profound. Let Justice Be Done includes representative voices of the abolitionist cause—women and men, black and w...