Slavery and Abolition in the US is a digital collection of books and pamphlets that reflect the varying opinions and beliefs expressed on the slavery issue throughout the nineteenth century. The works in this collection reflect arguments on both sides of the slavery debate and include first person narratives, legal proceedings and decisions, anti-slavery tracts, religious sermons, and secondary works. The collection spans from 1787 to 1911 with the greatest concentration of materials dating from the mid-nineteenth century.