Antislavery and Abolition in Philadelphia: Emancipation and the Long Struggle for Racial Justice in the City of Brotherly Love (edited by Richard Newman and James Mueller)

Abstract

Antislavery and Abolition in Philadelphia offers an interesting collection of essays addressing the city's abolition legacy. The editors set out to provide a "broad survey of themes" that collectively illustrate Philadelphia's central role in the U.S. antislavery movement and they succeeded. Though very useful for undergraduate students and readers with some knowledge of the U.S. abolition movement, the collection might be less suited for the other half of the target audience—visitors to Independence Mall. While some of the essays offer the type of broad coverage befitting a general audience, others are more specialized and will be better appreciated by readers with some background.