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3733190] The Life-Story of Simeon Brownell, A Man Who Has Played a Prominent Part in the History...

The Life-Story of Simeon Brownell, A Man Who Has Played a Prominent Part in the History of His Time.

First edition, privately-printed, and a presentation copy. The entertaining and slightly hubristic biography of Simeon Brownell (b. 1821), a revolver-toting anti-slavery activist, Underground Railroad conductor..... Read More about The Life-Story of Simeon Brownell, A Man Who Has Played a Prominent Part in the History of His Time

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A Journey in the Back Country. In the Winter of 1853-4. (Two Volumes)

“In this book Olmsted revealed that he considered slavery a very undesirable institution, although he cautioned against immediate abolition. Since this was the last of..... Read More about A Journey in the Back Country. In the Winter of 1853-4. (Two Volumes

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3730346] The Intent of Capital Punishment. A Discourse Delivered in the City of New-Haven,...

The Intent of Capital Punishment. A Discourse Delivered in the City of New-Haven, October 20, 1790. Being the Day of the Execution of Joseph Mountain, for a Rape.

Rare. Early Republic sermon concerning Joseph Mountain, an escaped enslaved African American executed for the capital crime of raping a young white girl. An estimated..... Read More about The Intent of Capital Punishment. A Discourse Delivered in the City of New-Haven, October 20,...

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The Slave in Canada.

Monograph on slavery in Canada from a legal perspective by William Renwick Riddell (1852–1945), Canadian lawyer, judge, and historian. With chapters on “Before the Conquest,”..... Read More about The Slave in Canada

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3733160] “Plantation Negroes Carrying Rice in South Carolina, U.S.A.” [stereoview caption...

“Plantation Negroes Carrying Rice in South Carolina, U.S.A.” [stereoview caption title]

Rice cultivation was a significant part of South Carolina’s economy in the 18th and 19th centuries, with enslaved Africans serving as the primary labor force..... Read More about “Plantation Negroes Carrying Rice in South Carolina, U.S.A.” [stereoview caption title

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3733232] The Christiana Riot: its Causes and Effects from a Southern Standpoint [within:] Papers...

The Christiana Riot: its Causes and Effects from a Southern Standpoint [within:] Papers Read before the Lancaster County Historical Society, June 30, 1901.

A special supplementary issue, the entirety of it is devoted to Magee’s article on the Christiana Riot, an event of African American-led armed resistance which..... Read More about The Christiana Riot: its Causes and Effects from a Southern Standpoint [within:] Papers Read...

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Slaves Without Masters. The Free Negro in the Antebellum South.

The story of the thousands of free Blacks who lived in the south before the American Civil War and of their struggle to expand their..... Read More about Slaves Without Masters. The Free Negro in the Antebellum South

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Slavery in Kentucky 1792-1865.

“This study is an attempt to give a connected and concise account of the institution of slavery as it existed in the State of Kentucky..... Read More about Slavery in Kentucky 1792-1865

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Message. [1853 State of the Union address given by Franklin Pierce]

Rare and apparently unrecorded. The present item publishes President Franklin Pierce’s first State of the Union address given on December 5th, 1853. Pierce’s address emphasized..... Read More about Message. [1853 State of the Union address given by Franklin Pierce

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3732811] The Rendition of Anthony Burns. Its Causes and Consequences. A Discourse on Christian...

The Rendition of Anthony Burns. Its Causes and Consequences. A Discourse on Christian Politics, delivered in Williams Hall, Boston, on Whitsunday, June 4, 1854.

First edition of The Rendition of Anthony Burns, a sermon given by Boston’s Transcendentalist an abolitionist preacher, James Freeman Clarke. Clarke’s anti-slavery speech proved popular..... Read More about The Rendition of Anthony Burns. Its Causes and Consequences. A Discourse on Christian Politics,...

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3732626] The Christiana Riot and The Treason Trials of 1851, An Historical Sketch. [within Papers...

The Christiana Riot and The Treason Trials of 1851, An Historical Sketch. [within Papers Read before the Lancaster County Historical Society October 6, 1911]

Hensel’s account of the Christiana Riot, an incident of African American-led armed resistance which took place in 1851 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, just over the..... Read More about The Christiana Riot and The Treason Trials of 1851, An Historical Sketch. [within Papers Read...

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A Journey in the Back Country. In the Winter of 1853-4. (Two Volumes)

“In this book Olmsted revealed that he considered slavery a very undesirable institution, although he cautioned against immediate abolition. Since this was the last of..... Read More about A Journey in the Back Country. In the Winter of 1853-4. (Two Volumes

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Blacks on John Brown. [Inscribed and signed by Benjamin Quarles].

Inscribed and signed by Benjamin Quarles, editor and a noted authority on African American history. With a 7-page introduction and single-page commentary by Quarles at..... Read More about Blacks on John Brown. [Inscribed and signed by Benjamin Quarles

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3730615] The National Security and the National Faith. Guarantees for the National Freedman and...

The National Security and the National Faith. Guarantees for the National Freedman and National Creditor. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, at the Republican State Convention, in Worcester, September 14, 1865.

First edition? (A 14-page ed. was issued the same year in Boston by Rand & Avery, no priority known). Less than six months after the..... Read More about The National Security and the National Faith. Guarantees for the National Freedman and National...

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3730196] The National Security and the National Faith. Guaranties [sic] for the National Freedman...

The National Security and the National Faith. Guaranties [sic] for the National Freedman and National Creditor. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, at the Republican State Convention, in Worcester, September 14, 1865.

First edition? (A 21-page ed. was issued the same year in Boston by Wright & Potter). Less than six months after the Civil War had..... Read More about The National Security and the National Faith. Guaranties [sic] for the National Freedman and...

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The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison [6 volume set complete].

Collected letters of newspaper editor, reformer, and key American abolitionist, William Lloyd Garrison from 1822, at age 17, to his death in 1879. Most “historians..... Read More about The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison [6 volume set complete

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3731184] Map of the United States, Showing the Territory in Possession of the Federal Union,...

Map of the United States, Showing the Territory in Possession of the Federal Union, January, 1864.

An unusual 1864 Civil War map distinguishing territory controlled by the Federal Union from that remaining in possession of the Confederacy. Together, areas tinted purple..... Read More about Map of the United States, Showing the Territory in Possession of the Federal Union, January, 1864

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From Slavery to Freedom, A History of American Negroes. (Signed)

Significantly expanded from the first edition. Inscribed and signed by this historian and civil rights activist. John Hope Franklin’s “most important book, From Slavery to..... Read More about From Slavery to Freedom, A History of American Negroes. (Signed

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3731199] The Duties and Dangers of Those Who Are Born Free. A Sermon Preached at the Annual...

The Duties and Dangers of Those Who Are Born Free. A Sermon Preached at the Annual Election of January 2, 1833, Before His Excellency Levi Lincoln, Governor, and His Honor Thomas L. Winthrop, Lieutenant-Governor, the Honorable Council and the Legislature of Massachusetts.

A Springfield, Massachusetts minister, Peabody addresses his sermon to three ideas: a.) those who are born free should learn the worth of freedom b.) they..... Read More about The Duties and Dangers of Those Who Are Born Free. A Sermon Preached at the Annual Election of...

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3731041] [Free Soil Party] Addresses and Proceedings of the State Independent Free Territory...

[Free Soil Party] Addresses and Proceedings of the State Independent Free Territory Convention of the People of Ohio, Held at Columbus, June 20 and 21, 1848. [cover title]

Proceedings and anti-slavery resolutions adopted by the 1848 Ohio Free Territory Convention of the newly formed “Free Soil” Party. The party met in Columbus to..... Read More about Free Soil Party] Addresses and Proceedings of the State Independent Free Territory Convention of...

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A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, with Remarks on Their Economy.

This copy bears the dual New York and London imprints, but has “Miller & Company” stamped at the foot of the spine. (Miller & Holman..... Read More about A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, with Remarks on Their Economy

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The Negro in Ohio 1802-1870.

An important thesis and early history of African Americans in Ohio, specifically: the early years of slavery and the anti-slavery movement, the struggle for equality..... Read More about The Negro in Ohio 1802-1870

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3730953] For Representative to Congress. Second District. Benjamin F. Newhall, of Saugus. To the...

For Representative to Congress. Second District. Benjamin F. Newhall, of Saugus. To the Voters of the Second Congressional District.

Rare. Free Soil Party campaigning for Benjamin Franklin Newhall, abolitionist, politician, self-made businessman, stationmaster on the Underground Rail Road (UGGR) who helped formerly-enslaved African American..... Read More about For Representative to Congress. Second District. Benjamin F. Newhall, of Saugus. To the Voters of...

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3730951] The Landmark of Freedom. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, against the Repeal of the...

The Landmark of Freedom. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, against the Repeal of the Missouri Prohibition of Slavery North of 36° 30’. In the Senate, February 21, 1854.

Speech on the Kansas-Nebraska Act by the great abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, a leading advocate for civil rights for Black Americans. Here, Sumner..... Read More about The Landmark of Freedom. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, against the Repeal of the Missouri...

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The Controversy over the Distribution of Abolition Literature 1830-1860.

Study of the publication and distribution through the mails of abolitionist and anti-slavery literature and newspapers. Examines the publications of such abolitionist journalists as Elihu..... Read More about The Controversy over the Distribution of Abolition Literature 1830-1860

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