"The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D." is a book about one of the most important court trials which boosted the abolitionist moods in the United States. Reuben Crandall was a physician arrested in Washington, D.C., on August 10, 1835, on charges of "inciting slaves and free blacks to revolt." Although a jury found him innocent of all charges, he was still imprisoned, which led to increased support for abolitionism.