The Anti-Slavery Examiner Part 2

The Anti-Slavery Examiner Part 2 is the second volume in a series of influential publications by the American Anti-Slavery Society which aimed to educate and persuade the American public about the moral and social evils of slavery. Edited by prominent abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan this volume continues the work of exposing the inhumanity of slavery and arguing for its immediate abolition. The series was designed to provide arguments testimonials and evidence against the institution of slavery fueling the abolitionist movement. Part 2 features a selection of essays legal arguments and documents that further build on the moral legal and political case against slavery. It includes writings that discuss the moral and philosophical dimensions of the issue as well as personal accounts from former slaves and other primary sources that depict the brutality and dehumanization of slavery. The publication also critiques the complicity of religious and political institutions that supported or tolerated slavery urging readers to recognize the need for immediate emancipation.