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Runaway Slaves. Rebels on the Plantation. (Inscribed and signed)

First edition, first printing and inscribed by John Hope Franklin. An important and illuminating work on the history of slavery and the basic nature of..... Read More about Runaway Slaves. Rebels on the Plantation. (Inscribed and signed

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3733620] The History of American Slavery and Methodism, from 1780 to 1849; and History of the...

The History of American Slavery and Methodism, from 1780 to 1849; and History of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America; In two parts, with an appendix.

First edition and very rare to commerce. Matlack’s History of American Slavery and Methodism is crucial for its copious knowledge, especially to understanding the secession..... Read More about The History of American Slavery and Methodism, from 1780 to 1849; and History of the Wesleyan...

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American Slavery and Colour.

First published in 1857, this second edition appears to have been hastily prepared by the author in 1861 as the Civil War gained momentum. Not..... Read More about American Slavery and Colour

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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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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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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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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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Rhymes of the Times and Other Chimes.

Author-poet Caspar Bruchhausen (1806-1891) was a homeopathist physician. The book’s more interesting poems (pp92-119) reveal his perspectives on the American Civil War and Reconstruction. The..... Read More about Rhymes of the Times and Other Chimes

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3730665] Infidelity and Abolitionism. An Open Letter to the Friends of Religion, Morality, and...

Infidelity and Abolitionism. An Open Letter to the Friends of Religion, Morality, and the American Union. [caption title]

Anti-Republican and anti-John C. Fremont (1813–1890) attack during the 1856 presidential election. The author warned that the former advocated for free love and considered Blacks..... Read More about Infidelity and Abolitionism. An Open Letter to the Friends of Religion, Morality, and the...

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3730664] [“Albany Atlas Extra—February, 1848.”] The Utica Convention. Voice of New-York!!...

[“Albany Atlas Extra—February, 1848.”] The Utica Convention. Voice of New-York!! Proceedings of the Utica Convention, February 16, 1848, with the Speeches of John Van Buren, George Rathbun, &c.

The Utica Convention of 1848 resulted in the formation of the Free Soil Party who opposed the expansion of slavery into Western territories. The pamphlet..... Read More about “Albany Atlas Extra—February, 1848.”] The Utica Convention. Voice of New-York!! Proceedings...

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