Theodore Weld: Architect of Abolitionism

Contributor(s): Down, Susan (Author)

ISBN: 9780778710622

Publisher: Crabtree Classics

Hardcover

$35.93

Pub Date: May 15, 2013

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2013004912

Lexile Code: 1180

Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps

Target Age Group: 10 to 14

Physical Info: 0.40" H x 9.30" L x 7.30" W ( 0.80 lbs) 64 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Social Activists

Series: Voices for Freedom

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000159888 ( Theodore Weld: Architect of Abolitionism)

Reading level: 9.30

Interest level: MG

Point value: 3.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Theodore Weld was an early agitator for abolition. This book describes how Weld successfully forced the issue of slavery into the forefront of people's consciousness through speeches and activism, particularly at the university level, where he confronted education authorities who didn't wish for slavery to be debated or even discussed.

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