Reform and the Pulpit: Abolition

Dec 4, 2020

TAH.org partnered with the Missouri Humanities Council to present this special webinar about the role of religion and the American church in reform movements. This episode focused on the role of religion in the pre-Civil War abolition movement. The program consisted of a conversation between Dr. Jeff Sikkenga, Executive Director of the Ashbrook Center and professor of Political Science at Ashland University, and Dr. Dan Monroe, of Millikin University.

Suggested Readings:

• American Anti-Slavery Society, Declaration of Sentiments, William Lloyd Garrison, 6 DEC 1833
• The American Union, William Lloyd Garrison, 10 JAN 1845
• American Slavery, Frederick Douglass, 22 OCT 1847
• "Cornerstone" Speech, Alexander Stephens, 21 MAR 1861