No Compromise with Slavery
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No Compromise with Slavery is a seminal abolitionist work by William Lloyd Garrison that forcefully denounces slavery and rejects any political or moral concessions to its continuation.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist work
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pamphlet ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
equal rights for Black Americans
ⓘ
nonviolent moral agitation ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
mobilize support for immediate emancipation
ⓘ
persuade the public of the sinfulness of slavery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Anti-Slavery Society
ⓘ
The Liberator ⓘ |
| author | William Lloyd Garrison ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
colonization schemes
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compromise measures on slavery ⓘ gradual emancipation ⓘ proslavery interpretations of Christianity ⓘ |
| genre |
polemic
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political writing ⓘ |
| hasMoralStance |
compromise with evil is itself evil
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slavery is a sin ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Antebellum period
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surface form:
antebellum United States
pre–American Civil War period ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian perfectionism
ⓘ
human rights philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
abolitionism
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antislavery movement ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| movement | immediatist abolitionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rejection of political and moral concessions to slavery
ⓘ
uncompromising denunciation of slavery ⓘ |
| opposes |
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
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surface form:
Fugitive Slave laws
political parties that support slavery ⓘ |
| philosophicalBasis |
Christian ethics
ⓘ
natural rights doctrine ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | radical abolitionism ⓘ |
| positionStatement |
moral suasion is necessary to end slavery
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no political compromise with slaveholders is acceptable ⓘ participation in proslavery political structures is morally wrong ⓘ slavery must be immediately abolished ⓘ the U.S. Constitution is complicit with slavery ⓘ |
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