Right and Wrong in Massachusetts
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Right and Wrong in Massachusetts is an 1839 abolitionist pamphlet that critiques the moral and political compromises of Massachusetts institutions regarding slavery.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Right and Wrong in Massachusetts canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
19th-century pamphlet
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abolitionist pamphlet ⓘ political pamphlet ⓘ |
| addresses |
relationship between law and morality
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responsibility of free states for slavery ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
immediate abolition of slavery
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moral consistency ⓘ political integrity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American abolitionist literature
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anti-slavery activism ⓘ |
| circulation | reform and activist networks ⓘ |
| circulationContext | United States abolitionist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
Massachusetts legal institutions
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Massachusetts political institutions ⓘ Massachusetts religious institutions ⓘ moral compromises regarding slavery ⓘ political compromises regarding slavery ⓘ |
| documentType | pamphlet ⓘ |
| ethicalFramework | Christian moral principles ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Massachusetts institutions
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slavery ⓘ |
| format | prose text ⓘ |
| genre |
moral treatise
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political critique ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | anti-slavery ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | antebellum period ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
American voters
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citizens of Massachusetts ⓘ religious communities in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
abolitionism
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moral responsibility ⓘ political ethics ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | pre–American Civil War United States ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1839 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to expose complicity with slavery
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to persuade readers to oppose slavery ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 1830s Massachusetts ⓘ |
| title | Right and Wrong in Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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