May Anti-Slavery pamphlet collection, 1773-1934 (bulk 1830-1880) | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Pamphlets on all aspects of slavery, mainly in the United States. Includes essays, speeches, sermons, court proceedings and decisions, by-laws, and other publications. Most of the pamphlets are anti-slavery, but some pro-slavery works are also present. Topics include the arguments for and against slavery; the relation of slavery to Biblical teachings; the history of slavery around the world, and especially in the United States; the question of whether new American states should be required to give up slavery before joining the Union; the status of fugitive slaves, and whether states harboring them should be required to return them to their former owners; the slave trade and its economic supports, such as the sugar trade; and the organization, principles, and functioning of anti-slavery societies. The activities of churches and women's societies in opposing slavery are heavily documented. Many pamphlets issued by British churches urge their American counterparts to work for the abolition of slavery in the United States