Elusive utopia : the struggle for racial equality in Oberlin, Ohio / Gary J. Kornblith and Carol Lasser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kornblith, Gary J. (Gary John), 1950- author.

Lasser, Carol, author.

Series:

Antislavery, abolition, and the Atlantic world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abolitionists.

History.

Antislavery movements.

Oberlin (Ohio)--Race relations.

Oberlin (Ohio).

Oberlin (Ohio)--History--19th century.

Antislavery movements--Ohio--Oberlin--History--19th century.

Abolitionists--Ohio--Oberlin--History--19th century.

Race relations.

Ohio--Oberlin.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Struggle for racial equality in Oberlin, Ohio

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Because it embraced radical racial egalitarianism in 1835, Oberlin, Ohio, stood in the vanguard of the quest for abolition and black freedom in the antebellum period. Today, residents, visitors, and scholars still celebrate its historic role in abolition, integration, and the quest for equality."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Envisioning utopia

The arrival of African Americans

An experiment in racial integration

Means and ends in Oberlin abolitionism

Fighting for equal rights in the Civil War era

The postwar pursuit of black political power

Race and opportunity in the late nineteenth century

Temperance, gender, and the racialization of respectability

Utopia forsaken

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-312) and index.

ISBN:

9780807169568

0807169560

OCLC:

1023084688