Carolyn L. Karcher is professor emerita of English, American studies, and women’s studies at Temple University. She is author of A Refugee from His Race: Albion W. TourgÉe and His Fight against White Supremacy and The First Woman in the Republic: A Cultural Biography of Lydia Maria Child.

• Preface to the Revised EditionPreface to the First Edition and AcknowledgmentsChronology of Lydia Maria ChildIntroductionSuggestions for Further ReadingAn Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called AfricansPrefaceChapter I. Brief History of Negro Slavery.—Its Inevitable Effect upon All Concerned in ItChapter II. Comparative View of Slavery, in Different Ages and NationsChapter III. Free Labor and Slave Labor.—Possibility of Safe EmancipationChapter IV. Influence of Slavery on the Politics of the United StatesChapter V. Colonization Society, and Anti-Slavery SocietyChapter VI. Intellect of NegroesChapter VII. Moral Character of NegroesChapter VIII. Prejudices against People of Color, and Our Duties in Relation to This Subject

Karcher’s new edition of Lydia Maria Child’s 1833 groundbreaking study of slavery and racial prejudice in the United States provides an invaluable text for students of American history and literature, African American studies, women’s studies, and the history of political reform movements . . . Karcher has done a great service to students and teachers in making Child’s Appeal available in an accessible, attractive, scholarly edition." - MELUS