Table Of Contents

Introduction
1. Self-Denial, Martyrdom, and the Formation of Quaker Humanitarianism
2. Humanity, Human Nature, and the Problem of Cruelty
3. Moral Responsibility and Removal, 1800–1832
4. Politicizing Humaneness, 1832–1839
5. Suited for Slavery, 1840–1851
6. The Contradictions of Benevolence, 1852–1861
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index