early antislavery tract "The Selling of Joseph"
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"The Selling of Joseph" is a 1700 pamphlet by Samuel Sewall that is considered one of the earliest anti-slavery publications in colonial New England, arguing against the moral and legal justifications for slavery.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
antislavery tract
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pamphlet → |
| argumentType |
legal argument against slavery
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moral argument against slavery → |
| associatedWithMovement |
early antislavery movement in New England
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| author |
Samuel Sewall
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| authorOccupation |
judge
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| authorReligion |
Puritan
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| authorResidence |
Boston
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| circulationArea |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| countryOfOrigin |
Colonial New England
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| criticizes |
legal justifications for slavery
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moral justifications for slavery → racial slavery → slave trading → |
| ethicalClaim |
all men have a natural right to liberty
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slavery is inconsistent with Christian charity → |
| format |
printed pamphlet
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| genre |
political pamphlet
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religious pamphlet → |
| historicalSignificance |
early printed protest against African slavery in British North America
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one of the earliest antislavery publications in colonial New England → |
| influenced |
later antislavery thought in New England
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| influencedBy |
Puritan theology
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| intendedAudience |
Christian readers
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New England colonists → |
| language |
English
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| length |
short tract
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| mainSubject |
Christian ethics
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antislavery → natural rights → slavery → |
| opposesPractice |
African slave trade
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hereditary slavery → |
| placeOfPublication |
Boston
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| positionOnSlavery |
opposes slavery
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| publicationDate |
1700
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| religiousBasis |
Bible
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Old Testament → |
| religiousContext |
Puritan New England
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| supports |
equality of all people before God
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universal human liberty → |
| timePeriod |
17th–18th century transition
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colonial America → |
| titleReference |
biblical story of Joseph
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| usesSource |
biblical exegesis
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legal reasoning → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Samuel Sewall
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