Slavery
Slavery | William Lloyd Garrison Made an Important Contribution to the Abolitionist Movement
[William Lloyd] Garrison’s mind worked on two levels, the moral and the practical. On the one, his approach to issues was determined by principle; on the other, by tactics and strategy. The level of his argument fluctuated, as it did during the Civil War when he scourged Lincoln on principles, yet pleaded the value of expediency. Fundamentally, his approach to things was simple and consistent. He judged everything by two standards of moral right—natural law as expressed in the Declaration of Independence, and Christian ethic as expressed in the Bible. To him these were essentially...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Slavery Is a Positive Good
- Slavery Is Evil
- Slavery Was Oppressive and Dehumanizing
- The Harshness of Slave Life Has Been Exaggerated
- The U.S. Government Should Pay Reparations to Blacks for the Harms Caused by Slavery
- The U.S. Government Should Not Pay Reparations to Blacks for the Harms Caused by Slavery
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Chapter 2
- Chapter 2 Preface
- Resistance to Slavery Is Justified
- Resistance to Slavery Is Not Justified
- The Underground Railroad Aided Many Runaway Slaves
- The Underground Railroad Was Largely a Myth
- Black Resistance to American Slavery Was Widespread
- Open Rebellion Against American Slavery Was Relatively Limited
- Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Popular Sovereignty over Slavery Divides the Nation
- Popular Sovereignty Should Decide Slavery
- Freeing the Slaves Should Be the Primary War Aim
- Preserving the Union Should Be the Primary War Aim
- Slavery Would Have Been Abolished Without the Civil War
- Slavery Would Have Continued Indefinitely Without the Civil War
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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