Anti-Slavery Political Writings 1833-1860

The abolitionist movement in 19th century America led directly to the end of slavery in the United States. This collection of more than 20 original documents including speeches, editorials, books and fiction, captures the deep ideological divisions within the abolitionist movement. Part 1 Slavery and Freedom; Chapter 1 The Patriarchal Institution, as Described by Members of Its Own Family (1860), Lydia Maria Child; Chapter 2 “Lecture on Slavery, No. 1” (1850), Frederick Douglass; Chapter 3 Selections from Slavery (1836), William E. Channing; Part 2 Immediate Emancipation; Chapter 4 “Declaration of Sentiments of the National Anti-Slavery Convention” (1833), William Lloyd Garrison; Chapter 5 Selections from Lectures on Slavery and its Remedy (1834), Amos A. Phelps; Part 3 Moral Suasion and Politics; Chapter 6 “An Address to the Abolitionists of Massachusetts, on the Subject of Political Action” (1838); Chapter 7 “A Letter on the Political Obligation of Abolitionists, with a Reply by William Lloyd Garrison” (1839), James G. Birney; Chapter 8 “Talk About Political Party” (1842), Lydia Maria Child; Part 4 The Liberty Party; Chapter 9 “Lecture Showing the Necessity for a Liberty Party, and Setting Forth Its Principles, Measures, and Object” (1844), Arnold Buffum; Chapter 10 “Address of the Macedon Convention” (1847), William Goodell; Part 5 Slavery and the Constitution; Chapter 11 Slavery and the Constitution (1849), William I. Bowditch; Chapter 12 “The Constitution of the United States: Is It Pro-Slavery or Anti-Slavery?” (1860), Frederick Douglass; Part 6 Free-Soil and Fugitive Slaves; Chapter 13 “The Two Altars; Or, Two Pictures in One” (1851), Harriet Beecher Stowe; Chapter 14 “Speech on Our Present Anti-Slavery Duties” (1850), Charles Sumner; Part 7 Impending Crisis; Chapter 15 “Moral Responsibility of Statesmen” (1854), Joshua R. Giddings; Chapter 16 “What Is My Duty as an Anti-Slavery Voter?” and “Fremont and Dayton” (1856), Frederick Douglass; Chapter 17 “House Divided”: Speech at Springfield, Illinois (1858), Abraham Lincoln; Part 8; Chapter 18 “Address to the Slaves of the United States of America” (1843), Henry Highland Garnet; Chapter 19 “No Compromise With Slavery” (1854), William Lloyd Garrison; Chapter 20 “No Rights, No Duties: Or, Slaveholders, as Such, Have No Rights; Slaves, as Such, Owe No Duties” (1860), Henry C. Wright; Chapter 21 A Plan for the Abolition of Slavery (1858), Lysander Spooner;