Appeal to the Christian Women of the South
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"Appeal to the Christian Women of the South" is an 1836 antislavery pamphlet by Angelina Grimké urging Southern Christian women to oppose and work to end slavery on moral and religious grounds.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Epistle to the Clergy of the Southern States | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist text
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antislavery pamphlet ⓘ religious tract ⓘ |
| advocates |
active moral responsibility of women
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use of scripture to challenge slavery ⓘ |
| argumentType |
legal and constitutional argument
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moral argument ⓘ religious argument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Grimké sisters
NERFINISHED
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women’s rights discourse ⓘ |
| author | Angelina Grimké NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsFor |
emancipation of enslaved people
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moral suasion of slaveholders ⓘ prayer for the end of slavery ⓘ teaching enslaved people to read the Bible ⓘ |
| circulationForm | printed pamphlet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| form | open letter ⓘ |
| genre |
pamphlet
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political writing ⓘ religious writing ⓘ |
| historicalContext | published amid rising sectional tensions over slavery ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Antebellum United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
discourse on women’s moral authority in the public sphere
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later Christian antislavery arguments ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Christian abolitionism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Southern Christian women ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early example of American feminist religious rhetoric
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important work in American abolitionist literature ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christian ethics
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abolitionism ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ women and religion ⓘ |
| movement | American abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest antislavery appeals directed specifically to Southern women
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linking abolitionism with Christian duty ⓘ |
| opposes |
biblical justifications of slavery
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passive acceptance of slavery by Christians ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCareer | major early public statement by Angelina Grimké ⓘ |
| positionOnSlavery |
slavery is a sin
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slavery should be peacefully abolished ⓘ slavery violates Christian teachings ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1836 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to argue that slavery is incompatible with Christianity
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to persuade Southern Christian women to oppose slavery ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Protestant Christian ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis | interpretation of the Bible against slavery ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Angelina Emily Grimké
this entity surface form:
Epistle to the Clergy of the Southern States