Antislavery Political Writings, 1833–1860: A Reader

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C. Bradley Thompson
Taylor & Francis, Sep 21, 2022 - History - 324 pages

Antislavery Political Writings, first published in 2004, presents the best speeches and writings of the leading American antislavery thinkers, activists and politicians in the years between 1830 and 1860. These chapters demonstrate the range of theoretical and political choices open to antislavery advocates during the antebellum period.

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Slavery and Freedom
The Patriarchal Institution 1860
Lecture on Slavery No 1 1850
Selections from Slavery 1836
Declaration of Sentiments 1833
An Address to the Abolitionists of Massachusetts 1838
A Letter on the Political Obligation of Abolitionists 1839
Talk About Political Party 1842
Is It ProSlavery or AntiSlavery? 1860
The Two Altars Or Two Pictures in One 1851
Speech on Our Present AntiSlavery Duties 1850
Moral Responsibility of Statesmen 1854
What Is My Duty as an AntiSlavery Voter? and Fremont and Dayton 1856
House Divided Speech 1858
Address to the Slaves of the United States of America 1843
No Compromise With Slavery 1854

Lecture Showing the Necessity for a Liberty Party 1844
Address of the Macedón Convention 1847
Slavery and the Constitution 1849
Or Slaveholders as Such Have No Rights Slaves
A Plan for the Abolition of Slavery 1858
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