The Antislavery Constituency in Jacksonian New York City

Jentz, John B.

doi:10.1353/cwh.1981.0031

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“…The abolitionists' decision to canvass in New York City highlights how canvassers must balance petition yield against local risks. As Jentz () notes, a major anti‐abolitionist riot, lasting a week, had broken out in 1834, and the city was subject to unpredictable politics and high mobility. Yet our uncertainty hypothesis (Hypothesis 4) may suggest one reason why canvassers spent the time and energy they did in gathering signatures.…”

Section: Case Study: Within‐petition Updating In Nyc Antebellum Antismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some signatures were gathered by going door‐to‐door, as the American Antislavery Society recommended to its membership in 1837 (Jentz , 103), whereas other historical evidence points to the use of public meetings. For example, The Emancipator , an antislavery newspaper, reported a meeting held February 2, 1839, attended by famed abolitionist Lewis Tappan, who, among many others, signed a petition at the Chatham Street Chapel.…”

Section: Case Study: Within‐petition Updating In Nyc Antebellum Antismentioning

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God’s Work: Antislavery and Religious Mobilization

Drescher

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1983

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This bibliography is a continuation of and a complement to those published in UHY1974-82. It aims to provide a comprehensive coverage of those British books listed in the British National Bibliography between 1 July 1980 and 30 June 1982. This material is supplemented by the scanning of a large number of periodicals and by the selections sent by the Yearbook's foreign correspondents. This year we are indebted to Monsieur Bernard Lepetit (France); Mr N. Goose (British periodicals); Dr Vera Bacskai (Hungary); Ms Carol J. Blum (U.S.A.) and Professor Gilbert Stelter for their contributions.The format and arrangement remains unaltered from previous years. Cross references are provided wherever relevant. The list of abbreviations refers only to periodicals cited in the bibliography and the non-appearance of a title does not mean it has not been seen this year. Outline of the classificationThe numbers indicate the entries in the bibliography under a particular heading I GENERAL

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The Antislavery Constituency in Jacksonian New York City

Cited by 8 publications

References 18 publications

Paths of Recruitment: Rational Social Prospecting in Petition Canvassing

Paths of Recruitment: Rational Social Prospecting in Petition Canvassing

God’s Work: Antislavery and Religious Mobilization

Current bibliography of urban history

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