On Freedom's Altar: The Martyr Complex in the Abolition MovementUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1952 - 195 pages |
Contents
The Martyr In America | 3 |
Hear Ye The Prophet | 18 |
The First Martyr | 32 |
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