An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans
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An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans is an 1833 antislavery book that offered one of the first comprehensive, widely read arguments in the United States for the immediate abolition of slavery and full civil rights for African Americans.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans Context triple: [Lydia Maria Child, notableWork, An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans]
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Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World
Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World is an 1829 antislavery pamphlet by David Walker that forcefully condemned slavery and racism while urging enslaved and free Black people to resist oppression.
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A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition
"A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition" is an influential late-18th-century abolitionist treatise that analyzes the moral, economic, and social impacts of the transatlantic slave trade and argues for its termination.
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C.
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African
*An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African* is an influential 18th-century abolitionist treatise by Thomas Clarkson that exposed and condemned the transatlantic slave trade.
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D.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
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An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves is an 18th-century abolitionist tract arguing for the humane treatment and moral reform of enslaved Africans within the British Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans Target entity description: An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans is an 1833 antislavery book that offered one of the first comprehensive, widely read arguments in the United States for the immediate abolition of slavery and full civil rights for African Americans.
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A.
Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World
Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World is an 1829 antislavery pamphlet by David Walker that forcefully condemned slavery and racism while urging enslaved and free Black people to resist oppression.
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B.
A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition
"A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition" is an influential late-18th-century abolitionist treatise that analyzes the moral, economic, and social impacts of the transatlantic slave trade and argues for its termination.
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C.
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African
*An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African* is an influential 18th-century abolitionist treatise by Thomas Clarkson that exposed and condemned the transatlantic slave trade.
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D.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
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E.
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves is an 18th-century abolitionist tract arguing for the humane treatment and moral reform of enslaved Africans within the British Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist work
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antislavery literature ⓘ book ⓘ |
| addresses |
economic arguments against slavery
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legal arguments against slavery ⓘ moral arguments against slavery ⓘ religious arguments against slavery ⓘ |
| advocates | full civil rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| author | Lydia Maria Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in abolitionist circles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| critiques | colonization schemes for African Americans ⓘ |
| demands |
equal legal status for African Americans
ⓘ
immediate emancipation ⓘ political rights for African Americans ⓘ social inclusion of African Americans ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
ⓘ
political treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
biographical sketches of African Americans
ⓘ
historical analysis of slavery ⓘ refutations of proslavery arguments ⓘ |
| hasSubject | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early widely read abolitionist text in the United States
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one of the first comprehensive antislavery arguments in the United States ⓘ |
| impactOnAuthor | established Lydia Maria Child as a leading abolitionist voice ⓘ |
| influenced |
American abolitionist movement
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public opinion on slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressSubject | Slavery—United States—Controversial literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
abolition of slavery
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civil rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| movement | American abolitionism ⓘ |
| opposes |
racial prejudice
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slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| period | Antebellum era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnSlavery | immediate abolition ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1833 ⓘ |
| publisher | Allen and Ticknor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reaction | provoked controversy in proslavery communities ⓘ |
| supports |
education for African Americans
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interracial social equality ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Northern reformers
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white American readers ⓘ |
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