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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| early antislavery tract "The Selling of Joseph" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: early antislavery tract "The Selling of Joseph" Context triple: [Samuel Sewall, knownFor, early antislavery tract "The Selling of Joseph"]
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A.
A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
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B.
A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin
A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin is Harriet Beecher Stowe’s nonfiction companion volume to her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, compiling documents and testimonies to defend the book’s portrayal of slavery as factually accurate.
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C.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an 1861 autobiographical slave narrative by Harriet Jacobs that exposes the sexual exploitation and brutal realities of slavery from a Black woman’s perspective.
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D.
Slave Trade Act 1807
The Slave Trade Act 1807 was a landmark British law that made the transatlantic slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire, marking a major victory for the abolitionist movement.
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E.
Essays in the Boston Gazette
"Essays in the Boston Gazette" is a series of influential political writings by Samuel Adams that helped galvanize colonial opposition to British rule in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: early antislavery tract "The Selling of Joseph" Target entity description: "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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A.
A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves is a mid-19th-century painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that dramatically depicts an enslaved family fleeing to Union lines during the Civil War.
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B.
A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin
A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin is Harriet Beecher Stowe’s nonfiction companion volume to her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, compiling documents and testimonies to defend the book’s portrayal of slavery as factually accurate.
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C.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an 1861 autobiographical slave narrative by Harriet Jacobs that exposes the sexual exploitation and brutal realities of slavery from a Black woman’s perspective.
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D.
Slave Trade Act 1807
The Slave Trade Act 1807 was a landmark British law that made the transatlantic slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire, marking a major victory for the abolitionist movement.
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E.
Essays in the Boston Gazette
"Essays in the Boston Gazette" is a series of influential political writings by Samuel Adams that helped galvanize colonial opposition to British rule in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Sewall ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | judge ⓘ |
| authorReligion | Puritan ⓘ |
| authorResidence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
|
| circulationArea | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
New England Colonies
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surface form:
Colonial New England
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Puritan theology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christian readers
ⓘ
New England Colonies ⓘ
surface form:
New England colonists
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | short tract ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian ethics
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antislavery ⓘ natural rights ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| opposesPractice |
African slave trade
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hereditary slavery ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
|
| positionOnSlavery | opposes slavery ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1700 ⓘ |
| religiousBasis |
Bible
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Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| religiousContext |
New England Colonies
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surface form:
Puritan New England
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| supports |
equality of all people before God
ⓘ
universal human liberty ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th–18th century transition
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colonial America ⓘ |
| titleReference | biblical story of Joseph ⓘ |
| usesSource |
biblical exegesis
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legal reasoning ⓘ |
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Subject: early antislavery tract "The Selling of Joseph" Description of subject: "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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