Early American abolitionists : a collection of anti-slavery writings, 1760-1820 / general editor, James G. Basker ; associate editors Justine Ahlstrom ... [et al.]
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- 3796748
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- New York : Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, 2005
- xvi, 372 p. : facsims. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1932821066
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- Machine derived contents note: 1] Observations on the inslaving, importing and purchasing of Negroes
- (1760) and Notes on the Slave Trade (1781) by Anthony Benezet
- Edited by Thomas Wolf, Harvard University. 1
- 2] A Mite Cast into the Treasury: Or, Observations on Slave-Keeping
- (1772) by David Cooper
- Edited by Kristin DeBusk, Texas Technological University 31
- 3] A Serious Address to the Rulers of America, on the Inconsistency of
- their Conduct Respecting Slavery (1783) by David Cooper
- Edited by Rebecca Miller, University of North Carolina,
- Chapel Hill 53
- 4] The Constitution of the Pennsylvania Society, for Promoting the
- Abolition of Slavery (1787)
- Edited by Sam Rosenfeld, Columbia University. 79
- 5] A Poetical Epistle to the Enslaved Africans, in the Character of an
- Ancient Negro ( 1790) byJoseph Sansom
- Edited by Raphael B. Moreen, Princeton University 105
- 6] The Injustice and Impolicy of the Slave Trade and of the Slavery of the
- Africans A Sermon (1791) byJonathan Edwards
- Edited by Sarah Gamertsfelder, University of Maine 135
- 7] Three Anti-Slavery Woman Writers: "The African Chief"
- (1793; repr. 1823) and an excerpt from Beacon Hill (1797) by
- Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton; "On Slavery" (1805) by
- Isabella Oliver Sharp; and An Address to the Inhabitants of
- Charleston, South Carolina (1805) by Ann Alexander
- Edited by Kathryn Gin, Stanford University. 175
- 8] Minutes of the Proceedings of a Convention of Delegates from the Abo-
- lition Societies Established in Different Parts of the United States
- (1794)
- Edited by Jennifer Randazzo, University of Notre Dame 217
- 9] The American in Algiers, or the Patriot of Seventy-Six in Captivity
- (1797) [anonymous]
- Edited byJ. Micah Guster, Tennessee State University 243
- 10] An Oration on the Abolition of the Slave Trade (1809) by Henry
- Sipkins
- Edited by Laura Ferguson, Oregon State University 277
- 11] Letters from a Man of Colour on a Late Bill Before the Senate of Penn-
- sylvania (1813) [byJames Forten?]
- Edited by Nicholas Osborne, Johns Hopkins University. 297
- 12] Papers Relative to the Restriction of Slavery. Speeches of Mr. King...
- on the Bill for Authorising the People of the Territory of Missouri to
- Form a Constitution (1819)
- Edited by Eric C. Steinhart, St. Olaf College 319.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-361) and index.
- Subject:
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- Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 18th century -- Sources
- Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- Abolitionists -- United States -- Political activity -- History -- 18th century -- Sources
- Abolitionists -- United States -- Political activity -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865 -- Sources
- Other authors/contributors:
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- Basker, James G
- Ahlstrom, Justine
- Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784. Observations on the inslaving, importing, and purchasing of Negroes : with some advice thereon, extracted from the epistle of the Yearly-Meeting of the people called Quakers, held at London in the year 1758 / edited by Thomas Wolf
- Cooper, David, 1725-1795. Mite cast into the treasury, or, Observations on slave-keeping / edited by Kristin DeBusk
- Cooper, David, 1725-1795. Serious address to the rulers of America on the inconsistency of their conduct respecting slavery : forming a contrast between the encroachments of England on American liberty, and American injustice in tolerating slavery / edited by Rebecca Miller
- Sansom, Joseph, 1765 or 6-1826. Poetical epistle to the enslaved Africans : in the character of an ancient negro, born a slave in Pennsylvania / edited by Raphael B. Moreen
- Edwards, Jonathan, 1745-1801. Injustice and impolicy of the slave trade, and of the slavery of the Africans : illustrated in a sermon preached before the Connecticut Society for the Promotion of Freedom, and for the Relief of Persons Unlawfully Holden in Bondage, at their annual meeting in New-Haven, Sept. 15, 1791 / edited by Sarah Gamertsfelder
- Morton, Sarah Wentworth, 1759-1846. African chief
- Oliver, Isabella, 1777-1843. On slavery
- Alexander, Ann of York. Address to the inhabitants of Charleston, South Carolina
- Sipkins, Henry. Oration on the abolition of the slave trade : delivered in the African church in the city of New York, January 2, 1809 / edited by Laura Ferguson
- Forten, James, 1766-1842. Letters from A man of colour on a late bill before the Senate of Pennsylvania / edited by Nicolas Osborne
- King, Rufus, 1755-1827. Papers relative to the restriction of slavery : speeches of Mr. King, in the Senate, and of Messrs. Taylor & Talmadge in the House of Representatives, of the United States, on the bill for authorising the people of the territory of Missouri to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of the same into the Union : in the session of 1818-19, with a report of a committee of the Abolition Society of Delaware / edited by Eric C. Steinhart
- Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. Constitution of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery : and the relief of free Negroes, unlawfully held in bondage ... To which are added the Acts of the General assembly of Pennsylvania for the gradual abolition of slavery / edited by Sam Rosenfeld
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