“All too often, ” he continues, “the moral calculus perfected in the Civil War has been applied to other wars, often in cases involving nothing as noble as abolitionism.
An evangelist, abolitionist, and feminist, Sojourner Truth (c. 1797-1883) is remembered for her unschooled but remarkable voice raised in support of abolitionism, the freedmen, and women's rights.
"By the 1850s abolitionism was growing in the North, and when the antislavery Republican candidate ABraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, the Southern states seceded to protect what they saw as their right to keep slaves"
"Bryant:American poet, critic, and editor known especially for his early nature poems, such as "Thanatopsis"(1817) and "To a Waterfowl"(1821). As editor and part owner (1829-1878) of the New York Evening Post he advocated reforms ranging from abolitionism to free trade."
