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9 totalTHE ANTI-SLAVERY EXAMINER VOL. I. AUGUST, 1836. NO. 1.
THE ANTI-SLAVERY EXAMINER. VOL. I. SEPTEMBER 1836. No. 2. APPEAL TO THE CHRISTIAN WOMEN OF THE SOUTH,
THE ANTI-SLAVERY EXAMINER. \* \* \* \* \* VOL. I. SEPTEMBER, 1836. No. 2. \* \* \* \* \* APPEAL TO THE CHRISTIAN WOMEN OF THE SOUTH,
\* \* \* \* \* THIRD EDITION. Price 6 1-4 cents single, 62 1-2 cents per dozen, $4 per hundred. No. 3. THE ANTI-SLAVERY EXAMINER. \* \* \* \* \* LETTER OF GERRIT SMITH TO REV. JAMES SMYLIE, OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
No. 4 THE ANTI-SLAVERY EXAMINER. THE BIBLE AGAINST SLAVERY. AN INQUIRY INTO THE PATRIARCHAL AND MOSAIC SYSTEMS ON THE SUBJECT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY, NO. 143 NASSAU STREET. 1837.
No. 4. THE ANTI-SLAVERY EXAMINER. THE BIBLE AGAINST SLAVERY. AN INQUIRY INTO THE PATRIARCHAL AND MOSAIC SYSTEMS ON THE SUBJECT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. Third Edition—Revised.
THE ANTI-SLAVERY EXAMINER NO 4. THE BIBLE AGAINST SLAVERY. AN INQUIRY INTO THE PATRIARCHAL AND MOSAIC SYSTEMS ON THE SUBJECT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. Fourth Edition—Enlarged.
NO. 5. THE ANTI-SLAVERY EXAMINER. THE POWER OF CONGRESS OVER THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
THE ANTI-SLAVERY EXAMINER No. 5 \* \* \* \* \* THE POWER OF CONGRESS OVER THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
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In August 1836 a fiery anti‑slavery journal burst onto the public scene, demanding that the nation confront a hidden “compact” that was silencing conscience, speech, and the press. Its opening pages lay out a scathing indictment of lawmakers who, the editors argue, have turned constitutional guarantees into bargaining chips for political convenience, even tolerating violence against churches and ministers who speak against bondage. The tone is urgent and polemical, inviting readers to consider how “rights inherited from our fathers” are being eroded beneath the weight of sectional compromise.
Beyond the headline grievances, the periodical provides a vivid snapshot of early‑American abolitionist strategy—citing specific legislative votes, court cases, and newspaper attacks to illustrate the breadth of resistance. Listeners will hear the raw, impassioned pleas of citizens who see the fight for emancipation as inseparable from the defense of fundamental liberties, offering a compelling window into the moral and political battles that shaped the road to freedom.
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~21 hours (1254K characters)
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Project Gutenberg
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Produced by Stan Goodman, Amy Overmyer, Robert Prince, Shawn Wheeler and PG Distributed Proofreaders
Release date
2004-02-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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American Anti-Slavery Society
Born from a demand for immediate emancipation, this influential abolitionist organization helped turn opposition to slavery into a national movement. Its meetings, petitions, newspapers, and lecture tours pushed antislavery activism into public life in the decades before the Civil War.
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