Voices of Freedom

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Voices of Freedom is a collection of antislavery poems by John Greenleaf Whittier that powerfully advocated for the abolitionist cause in 19th-century America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antislavery literature
poetry collection
advocatesFor abolition of slavery in the United States
aimsTo influence public opinion against slavery
support abolitionist activism
associatedWith American reform movements
antislavery activism
associatedWithIdeology antislavery
human rights
associatedWithPerson John Greenleaf Whittier
author John Greenleaf Whittier
circulationRegion Northern United States
condemns complicity of churches in slavery
institution of chattel slavery
political compromises over slavery
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creatorReligion Religious Society of Friends
surface form: Quakerism
genre abolitionist poetry
poetry
hasInfluenceOn American abolitionist discourse
perception of slavery among Northern readers
hasSubject enslaved people in the United States
moral arguments against slavery
political arguments against slavery
religious arguments against slavery
historicalContext 19th-century antislavery campaigns in the United States
pre–American Civil War era
intendedAudience general American reading public
supporters of abolition
language English
literaryForm lyric poetry
narrative poetry
literaryPeriod 19th-century American literature
literaryStyle didactic
rhetorical
mainTheme abolitionism
antislavery
social justice
medium print
movement American abolitionist movement
portrays suffering of enslaved people
publicationCentury 19th century
relatedMovement Quaker Peace and Social Witness
surface form: Quaker antislavery tradition
relatedWork poems of John Greenleaf Whittier on slavery
tone moralistic
propagandistic
usesDevice emotional appeals
moral appeals
religious imagery

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