By the end of the 1830s, the abolitionist movement was under great stress.
Divine, Robert A. (editor) & Breen, T. H & Frederickson, George M & Williams, R. Hal America Past and Present (1995)
Also contains a detailed treatment of the abolitionist movement.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
Everyone in the abolitionist movement was absolutely stunned by this.
Christianity Today (2000)
There is a vast literature on the abolitionist movement.
Divine, Robert A. (editor) & Breen, T. H & Frederickson, George M & Williams, R. Hal America Past and Present (1995)