Moncure Conway (1832-1907) recounts how he became a committed abolitionist during the years preceding the American Civil War despite his origins in a family of planters in Virginia. This 1865 publication describes the injustices of slavery as witnessed by Conway, and his evolving ethical views during this key period.
This 1865 book describes how the son of a wealthy slaveholder became an abolitionist after witnessing the injustices of slavery.